Greyness Of The Skin Quotes & Sayings

For statesmanship is a science and an art; one must have lived for it and been long prepared. Only a philosopher-king is fit to guide a nation. "Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and wisdom and political leadership meet in the same man, ... cities will never cease from ill, nor the human race" (473). This is the key-stone of the arch of Plato's thought. — Will Durant

I saw dawn upon them like the sun a vision of a time when all men walk proudly through the earth and the bombs and missiles lie at the bottom of the ocean like the bones of dinosaurs buried under the shale of eras. — Dudley Randall

Human passions have mysterious ways, in children as well as grown-ups. Those affected by them can't explain them, and those who haven't known them have no understanding of them at all. — Michael Ende

I generally don't care what we watch because we can be like this, snuggled together in his room, which is my favorite thing in the world to do. — Jolene Perry

When I was growing up, a lot of books affected me, but I never wrote letters to the author or anything like that. I'm always mindful that there are probably a whole bunch of people reading my books like that, too. — Shaun Tan

Follow your dreams but stop if you come to a cliff edge. — Peter James West

I was in end stage heart failure, liver and kidneys shutting down, and on an emergency basis they went in and planted a pump in my chest. It was battery operated. That kept me alive for 20 months and that got me to the transplant. And I wake up every morning now with a smile on my face, thankful for the gift of another day I never expected to see. — Dick Cheney

I don't why whatever works and whatever doesn't. You just make the film that you enjoy making at the time, and you think there's a good chance that people might enjoy the story. You're surprised pleasantly when they do. It's just luck. — Woody Allen

If you can say it, it begins to exist. — William Stafford

If you stand too close to a painting - all you see are patches of color, if you stand too far back, you can't see any of the detail. — Mandy Patinkin

I'm thinking that it's frustrating to feel like I know certain parts of you so well, but others parts of you ...
What coud I tell him? What could I say that would't scare him into letting go? — Alexandra Bracken