Hoffbauer Stiftung Quotes & Sayings

Western culture has allowed for the open admiration of beauty because it is a human value and a pleasure, rather than some perilous evil. — Olivia Pierson

There is a funny story I always tell my students...when I came for the first time to the US. I didn't speak English (Only Spanish) & I saw on every door the word "exit" which in Spanish means Success = Exito. And then I said :"No wonder Americans are winners ,every door they take leads to success" ~smile — Pablo

I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it. — David Blaine

There is an absolute disjunction between our Father's love and our deserving. — Marilynne Robinson

So you want to tell me what a sixth grader was doing in the eighth-grade side of the locker room, in a eighth-grade fight?" he said.
"Winning," I said. — Gary D. Schmidt

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. — Friedrich Durrenmatt

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing. — Henry Adams

The Jeep was parked at the beginning of the causeway when Denny got off the bus. She ignored it and started toward the island.
"Denise . . ."
Denny ignored Mr. Jones's call and kept on walking.
She heard the engine start, and soon the Jeep was rolling along beside her.
"Picked up your mail," said Mr. Jones. He handed some envelopes out the window. Denny grabbed them without a word.
"There's a letter there from some old coot named Jones," Mr. Jones said. "Looks like an apology."
Denny looked down and ruffled through the envelopes. "There is not," she said.
"No?" said Mr. Jones sheepishly. "Well, there should be. Guess he didn't get around to writing it. He feels real bad though. I know that for a fact."
Denny stopped and put her hand on her hip and stared at Mr. Jones. — Jackie French Koller

Grief, as in everything, should be experienced in moderation. There is a time to grieve heavily but then there is a time to set it aside and become happy in life again. — Aleksandra Layland

That's all there is, enlightenment on the end of a cock. It doesn't get any more Zen than that. — Jaden Wilkes

I'm stuck in Bum Fuck, Missouri. She probably figured I was the safe bet. — Nicole Jacquelyn

Funny how when I was in this room, I breathed easier. When I saw her, the muscles in my shoulders loosened. I could just ... be myself. — Jenny B. Jones

Not knowing whether it was El's or Diablo's made the decision easy. There was no way that I could have it if I was. — Nika Michelle

I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots ... so I have to do something else. — Karin Fossum