Illeteracy Quotes & Sayings

To not be optimistic about the human race, would be a disregard of the power of the Spirit who created All — Martin Suarez

The peculiar, withdrawn attitude of the philosopher, world denying, hostile to life, suspicious of the senses, freed from sensuality, which has been maintained down to the most modern times and has become virtually the philosopher's pose par excellence - is above all a result of the emergency conditions under which philosophy arose and survived at all; for the longest time, philosophy would not have been possible at all on earth without ascetic wraps and cloaks, without an ascetic self-misunderstanding. To put it vividly: the ascetic priest provided until the most modern times the repulsive and gloomy caterpillar form in which alone the philosopher could live and creep about. — Friedrich Nietzsche

My writing has always been considered extremely important, even though I make slim-to-no money at it. — Kate Zambreno

A hundred years ago, an average teenager knew countless authors, and, a sex position or two. Today, an average teenager knows countless sex positions, and, an author or two. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Americans don't like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don't like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don't like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make 'em a lot of money. — Miles Davis

When a man of forty falls in love with a girl of twenty, it isn't her youth he is seeking but his own. — Lenore Coffee

I think I'm incredibly self-aware to a fault. — Desiree Akhavan

If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there. — Billy Joel

Basically you can do anything in a film. I could have place a spaceship in the middle of a street. You can do anything, and I love to talk about this because is so organic to the process. — Kleber Mendonca Filho

I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I haven't recorded it. — Joni Mitchell

I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. — Anonymous

I can relate to soul, R&B ... whatever people want to call me is fine. I just hope it makes them feel something. — Amos Lee

It may be that you still ought to thank God; why, for all you know he may be preserving you for something. Be of great heart, and fear less. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Just to keep up with population growth, on average our economy needs to be adding about 125,000 jobs per month. — Bob Beauprez

The Speed Exercise: Walk for twenty minutes at half the speed at which you normally walk. Pay attention to the details, people, and surroundings. The best time to do this is after lunch. Repeat the exercise for seven days. — Paulo Coelho

Sure, they all have iPods, smartphones, whatever. Generally speaking, it's in our own best interest to keep some kind of electronic device in their hands. Otherwise they might talk to us. — Lisa Gardner