Jorden Van Quotes & Sayings

I liked books - the respite and privacy of them - books about plants and the formation of ice and the business of world wars. Whenever I sank into them I felt free. — Tim Winton

I can't trust anyone who won't take real cream, or real sugar. — Menna Van Praag

Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again. — Jefferson Davis

To me, art almost always speaks more forcefully when it appears in an imperfect, accidental, and fragmentary way, somehow just signaling its presence, allowing one to feel it through the ineptitude of the interpretation. I prefer the Chopin that reaches me in the street from an open window to the Chopin served in great style from the concert stage. — Witold Gombrowicz

I like to think of climate action as a three-legged stool. — David Titley

A woman with a gun in high heels, only the most dangerous combination a man could know. — Laura Teagan

What's the most outrageous thing I've ever done? Let's just say I don't think I've done it yet. The most outrageous thing is yet to come. — Steve Albini

I don't aim for money. Money never has or will be my motivation. I — Luis D. Ortiz

I think I'd better do the actual stealing," Hermione continued in a matter-of-fact tone. "You two will be expelled if you get into anymore trouble, and I've got a clean record. So all of you need to do is cause enough mayhem to keep Snape busy for five minutes or so. — J.K. Rowling

I realize that while people may indeed fail me and turn away, there is an underlying goodness to the Universe which brings to me new friends and new situations. These gifts heal and soothe me. I see the merciful hand of providence despite my pain. — Julia Cameron

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law, is inevitable. — John Boyd Orr