Ignose Quotes & Sayings

I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. — David Byrne

Lucretius' maxim: 'Where I am, death is not; where death is, I am not. — Irvin D. Yalom

My mother made a sound that from a lesser woman would have been a snort. — Josh Lanyon

Hopefully I'm learning a lesson from every new thing I write, whether it features guys in spandex or not. — Jason Aaron

Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global 'community of women in computer science' did not exist. — Anita Borg

The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives. — W.G. Sebald

Well, it's either kiss me or kill me, that's how I see it. — Tom Waits

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence. — Ethel Waters

The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves. The relationship produces nothing but mutual corruption. It is impossible in concept. The nearest approach to it in reality
the man who lives to serve others
is the slave. If physical slavery is repulsive, how much more repulsive is the concept of servility of the spirit. The conquered slave has a vestige of honor. He has the merit of having resisted and of considering his condition evil. But the man who enslaves himself voluntarily in the name of love is the basest of creatures. He degrades the dignity of man, and he degrades the conception of love. But that is the essence of altruism — Ayn Rand

The meeting was generally felt to be a pleasant one, being composed in a good proportion of those who would talk and those who would listen; — Jane Austen

I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in the end 'hexuronic acid' was agreed upon. To-day the substance is called 'ascorbic acid' and I will use this name. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story. — Brad Goreski

Happiness is not the purpose of life. The purpose of life is "to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."3 — Marian Jordan

Sorrow is easier than guilt. — Anne Sexton

God's faithful servant has no desire for people to say or to give to him, or what he likes to hear or see, for his first and greatest aim is to hear what is most pleasing to God. — Saint Augustine

Song like a rose should be;
Each rhyme a petal sweet;
For fragrance, melody,
That when her lips repeat
The words, her heart may know
What secret makes them so.
Love, only Love. — Frank Dempster Sherman