Immersal Quotes & Sayings

But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they read, some early conversation which they heard, or some accident which excited ardour and emulation. — Samuel Johnson

Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human. — Victoria Schwab

We, as children of God, have an advantage over the world — Sunday Adelaja

I think most of us would agree that people who have, say, little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help feed, clothe, and educate their families are deserving of greater respect - and help, if necessary - than many people who are superficially more successful. — Ben Bernanke

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. — Richelle E. Goodrich

One of the things that struck me about the 1870s, which we still haven't nearly addressed, is what to do about the male-female divide. One of the forbidden topics is when men own up to the omnivorousness of their sexual interest and how to square that with being in love with an individual woman. — Michel Faber

Once you read a classic, you will start loving even the smell of the books. — Aman Jassal

The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all or there is no danger. — David Gemmell

Here is a piece of metal which has been melted until it has become shapeless. It represents nothing. Nor does it have design, of any intentional sort. It is merely amorphous. One might say, it is mere content, deprived of form." Childan nodded. "Yet," Paul said, "I have for several days now inspected it, and for no logical reason I feel a certain emotional fondness. Why is that? I may ask. I do not even now project into this blob, as in psychological German tests, my own psyche. I still see no shapes or forms. But it somehow partakes of Tao. You see?" He motioned Childan over. "It is balanced. The forces within this piece are stabilized. At rest. So to speak, this object has made its peace with the universe. It has separated from it and hence has managed to come to homeostasis. — Philip K. Dick

If you study of scriptures, you find sacredness of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Give ordinary people the right tools, and they will design and build the most extraordinary things. — Neil Gershenfeld

It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream. — Tony DiCicco

Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences. — Zbigniew Brzezinski