Great Gatsby Human Condition Quotes & Sayings

There's no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know. — Stephen Fry

[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things. — William James

I defy my honored opponents to give me the name of a single man imprisoned in the United States, Great Britain, or West Germany for being an atheist. But in former communist countries, millions of our Christian brothers and sisters in faith have passed through jails or been killed. Who has fought for freedom and obtained it - atheists or Christians? — Richard Wurmbrand

Humiliation is a guest that only comes to those who have made ready his resting-place, and will give him a fair welcome ... no one can disgrace you save yourself. — Ouida

If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense. I am just one human being. — Dalai Lama

But we live on the cusp of a Renaissance in consciousness of who we truly are and, thus, we can now begin to thrive in this exciting age of our humanity's journey toward a greater life and a more fundamentally intelligent evolution of our species. — Martha Char Love

It's so much easier if you just tell yourself you're strategically heading in the opposite direction of those that wish to do you harm so that you may mock them at a later time. — Brian Lynch

Gave me terrible cramps, and I had wind for days. — Diana Gabaldon

My cat's fully capable of speaking, but he says he's afraid of me turning it into a Kevin James vehicle. — Andy Kindler

It was all to do with the change of producer as well as political reasons I don't really comprehend. — Louise Jameson

In any dispute, each side thinks it's in the right and the other side is demons. — Steven Pinker

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base. — Seann William Scott

I hated cats. I was a dog lover," Des says with a shrug. "What's the point of a cat? They're not affectionate. But that's because it's not my cat. I mean, your wife wouldn't jump on my lap. That's because she's your wife, not mine. Until you have your own cat, you really don't understand. — Denise Flaim

He was sprightly and uncommonly good looking, with a quiet, magnanimous confidence that attracted people. He was my hero, too, and I listened to him. He gave me lots of wise advice. He told me to put myself in win-win situations, and that, "You have to know what you want, and you have to get it, — Aspen Matis