Hijos De Luis Quotes & Sayings

The generosity of the poor, she thought, wasn't rare, just rarely noticed. — Rainy Kirkland

This is something no one in the world has ever done. — Nik Wallenda

The ruling idea of the politician - stated rather bluntly - is that those who are opposed to him exist for the purpose of being made to serve his ends, if he can get power enough in his hands to force these ends upon them. — Auberon Herbert

We're the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody's afraid to be thought in any way different from everyone else. — Gore Vidal

When one works and imagines and dreams of nothing else than the search for answers that God has posed, it is difficult to be so still. — Louis Pasteur

Life is much too serious to be taken seriously. — Vicki Lawrence

I leave to others the decision as to the good or evil tendencies of my character, but such as it is it shines upon my countenance, and there it can easily be detected by any physiognomist. — Giacomo Casanova

I began to enjoy my own generosity; I felt the pleasure of pleasing others, especially as this was accompanied by money-power. I was paying for them; they were grateful, they had to be; and they could no longer see me as a failure. — Hanif Kureishi

I wanna be selective ... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement. — Timbaland

[On golf:] ... though aware I could never be more than a humble potterer, it was impossible to repress the wild upsurgings of hope known to all middle-aged beginners ... — Ethel Smyth

There is something fresh and crisp about the first hours of a Caribbean day, a happy anticipation that something is about to happen, maybe just up the street or around the next corner. — Hunter S. Thompson

I couldn't believe he was hitting me as we were falling. But that could've been because I was hitting him, too. — Veronica Rossi

Think of it. We know truth for the cruel instrument it is. Beauty is infinitely preferable to truth. We invent beauty. Faiths, political movements, high ideals, belief in love and fellowship. All of them are lies. We tell those lies, among others, endless others. We improve on history and myth and religion, make each more beautiful, better, easier to believe in. Our lies are not perfect, of course. The truths are too big. But perhaps someday we will find one great lie that all humanity can use. — George R R Martin

Here's my lesson to you: Don't wish for a knight in shining armor. You'll just end up spending most of your time doing lots of polishing. And that armor tarnishes faster than any other substance on earth; instead, spend that time on yourself. — Christine Zolendz