Insasi Dex Quotes & Sayings

My hatred of crowds, the obviousness of crowds, of anything en masse. Is this why I like little-known books? A general desire to escape the main world. — John Fowles

What is Hope?Hope is that inner dynamic that compels us to explore and pursue the expectations built into the human condition. Hope was born the day the first human beings discovered the first bridge and decided not to jump off the bridge in despair, but to cross it — Henri Nouwen

Knowledge is more important than life. We've only one excuse for existing, to think, to find out, to learn. — Charles Lederer

One has to be very alert to go beyond lust. And one has to be constantly aware of jealousy, of possessiveness, of domination, because those are the strategies of lust. If you drop jealousy, possessiveness, ego trips, then slowly slowly lust disappears and love arises. Love is a pure flame without any smoke. It is prayer, it is divine, and it makes you divine. — Rajneesh

Nothing happens by chance no one goes on a quest without a reason without the pull of the magnet there is no action. — Rumi

Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action. — Confucius

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you. — Clint Eastwood

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life. — Dean Heller

There's only one thing to say to the censors: Shut up. — Chris Crutcher

Fate and temperament are the names of a concept. — Novalis

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in order to cater to them with the products of our factories and printing presses and movie studios and all the rest. — Thomas Merton

Sometimes I think I collect souls to make up for the ones I've lost over the course of my life. — Tiffany Baker

It's a very rich brew that's in your psyche by the time you're in your 60s, and I think that's rather interesting. It makes you feel you've lived a very long life; it's like going on holiday to three different cities rather than spending two weeks in Lisbon. You look back on the holiday, and you seem to have been away forever. — Deborah Moggach

My day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley. — Victor Hugo