Joe Modise Quotes & Sayings

Venereal: From Venus, the goddess of love, this word refers to the reality of desire. With the rise of Protestantism and science, the word disease was tacked on in a revealing combination of categorization and moralizing. Which disease? The disease of love. — John Ralston Saul

I accept that he has a past. I wasn't a saint before we met." She slid me a glance. "I wasn't." "You were a nerdy English lit student; you were as close as it gets without beatification. — Chloe Neill

Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it playing in the background. But if I'm interested, I can write in an airport waiting areas. — Neil Gaiman

Behind every picture hides the true story. You just have to be willing to look. — Richard Castle

It is terrible to see how a single unclear idea, a single formula without meaning, lurking in a young man's head, will sometimes act like an obstruction of inert matter in an artery, hindering the nutrition of the brain and condemning its victim to pine away in the fullness of his intellectual vigor and in the midst of intellectual plenty. — Charles Sanders Peirce

I think I just took a while to know myself. I went on a journey to find out. I was a bit wild. — Trinny Woodall

You pray. And you allow the Lord to be your strength. Remember the Lord doesn't give you strength. He is your strength. — Lynn Austin

Anger is frustration at the fact that we are not God, and do not have control over reality. — Henry Cloud

There are six-million shots in the game of pool. — Albert Einstein

You know how to vanquish, Hannibal, but you do not know how to profit from victory. — Livy

Creativity, my students learn, is as natural a function of the mind as breathing or digestion are natural functions of the body. — John Kao

Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, tells us that people become unhappy if they have too many options in life. The problem with options is that choosing any path can leave you plagued with self-doubt. — Scott Adams

I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. — Ricky Gervais

We all have our own personal roads to travel,
it's only when we follow someone else's road
that we deviate from our own journey.
Be Strong and Travel Your Own Road — Steven Aitchison

Forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. It was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. It was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire. Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run. — H.G.Wells