John Rassias Quotes & Sayings

They really showed very little understanding for a man and woman who were in the process of forgetting that there was anything or anyone else in the world except the two of them — Nicolas Barreau

People - running from unhappiness, hiding in power - are locked within their reputations, ambitions, beliefs. — Richard Avedon

Knowledge subverts love: in proportion as we penetrate our secrets, we come to loathe our kind, precisely because they resemble us. — Emil Cioran

Well, basically there are two sorts of opera," said Nanny, who also had the true witch's ability to be confidently expert on the basis of no experience whatsoever. "There's your heavy opera, where basically people sing foreign and it goes like "Oh oh oh, I am dyin', oh I am dyin', oh oh oh, that's what I'm doin'", and there's your light opera, where they sing in foreign and it basically goes "Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer! I like to drink lots of beer!", although sometimes they drink champagne instead. That's basically all of opera, reely. — Terry Pratchett

Over a million? A million books?" Her heart leapt and danced, and she cracked a smile. "I'd die before I even got through half of that!"
"You like to read?"
She raised an eyebrow. "Don't you? — Sarah J. Maas

Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last several years. — Tim Holden

Jim lights a cigarette and leans indolently back on his elbow smiling at Laura with a warmth and charm which lights her inwardly with altar candles. — Tennessee Williams

I had not been involved in any way in planning the event in Mobile. My staff maybe, had really been contacted, but I had never talked to Donald Trump about him coming to Mobile, and I decided - I had something else to do but it became so clear that it was going to be such a big event that I should be there. And he had already adopted my immigration views, in large part, and he was saying things I thought were valuable, about immigration. — Jeff Sessions

And i can't get you out of my mind, God knows how hard I've tried. — Toni Braxton

Whoever said men
hit harder when women
are around, is right.
Word for word,
we beat the love
out of each other. — Yusef Komunyakaa

Careful with the accusations of insanity, oh my lady whose home is a tower with windows of brick, all for the sake of some skinny-ankled, laugh-prone boy of a khan. — Shannon Hale

If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things. — Winston Churchill

What's the meaning in life? The answer is: YOU're the meaning. — Atle Jarnaes Leroy

If you want the things people don't have, you have to do the things other people will not do. — Cory Booker

Percentages are why I am rich. — Brigitte Bardot