Jon Talbain Quotes & Sayings

It's not true for the plants or the animals. It's not true for the stars or the trees, or for the rest of nature. It's only true for humans. — Miguel Ruiz

Just because someone's older and you think they're cooler doesn't mean you should abandon your real friends. — Alex Mack

There is no such thing as maturity. There is instead an ever-evolving process of maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion and a cessation. That's the end. That's when the coffin is closed. You might be deteriorating physically in the long process of aging, but your personal process of daily discovery is ongoing. You continue to learn more and more about yourself every day. — Bruce Lee

It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back. — Terry McMillan

The fact is that much misunderstanding is often caused by our modern attempts to limit too strictly the meaning of a Greek word. — Gilbert Murray

But the room is cold, the words in the books are cold;
And the question of whether we get what we ask for
Is absurd, unanswered by the sound of an unlatched door
Rattling in wind, or the sound of snow on roofs, or glare
Of the winter sun. What we have learned is not what we were told.
I watch the snow, feel for the heartbeat that is not there. — Weldon Kees

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music. — Artie Shaw

Become more valuable to your marketplace at your job. Your job is full of opportunities. Find them! Make more money! — Carlos Roche

There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved. — Peter L. Berger

I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights? — Dalai Lama

In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine. — Socrates

Would I dance with you? Both forever and rather die. / It would be like dying, yes. Yes I would. — Brenda Shaughnessy

Magic is life,' and that's not quite right. You think that the study of magic, the understanding of it, gives you some sort of better grasp of life. Unfortunately, even I worked out that this isn't quite true; it's a bit skewed, see? We understand this. Magic is not life. Life is magic. Even the boring, plodding, painful, cold, cruel parts, even the mundane automatic reflexes, heart pumping, lungs breathing, stomach digesting, even the uninteresting dull processes of walking, swinging the knees and seeing with eyes, this is magic. This is what makes magic. — Kate Griffin

Brute animals have the vowel sounds; man only can utter consonants. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge