Juodojo Kmyno Quotes & Sayings

In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time. — E. O. Wilson

Which one was it? He'll pay for it with his life, I swear to you."
"Settle down, Gray. And for God's sake, don't go punching yourself in the eye just to even the score."
Gray shot him a look. "Not amusing, Joss."
"Oh yes, it is. Give me credit for a joke when I make one. It's nothing, Gray. I've had worse. You've given me worse. And it's no more than a man can expect, I suppose, when he's an alleged pirate."
"Piracy charges." Gray cracked his neck. "What a joke." This was the voyage he'd finally gone respectable, and what had it gotten him? Jilted and jailed. No good deed went unpunished. — Tessa Dare

I wonder whether I should gain anything by the attempt to assume a character which is not mine. My wavering manner, born of doubt and scruple, has at least the advantage of rendering all the different shades of my thought, and of being sincere. If it were to become terse, affirmative, resolute, would it not be a mere imitation? — Henri Frederic Amiel

With nihilism, no discussion is possible; for the nihilist logic doubts the existence of its interlocutor, and is not quite sure that it exists itself. — Victor Hugo

Man, and in general every rational being, exists as an end in himself, not merely as a means for arbitrary use by this or that will: he must in all his actions, whether they are directed to himself or to other rational beings, always be viewed at the same time as an end. — Immanuel Kant

Mixtapes are very personal, and they describe who you are better than an album sometimes. — Theophilus London

It was an indulgence, learning last words. Other people had chocolate; I had dying declarations. — John Green

I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it. — David Johansen

I've made myself as vulnerable as a man can make himself to a woman. It's the same as if I just handed you a knife and offered you my balls, for God's sake. — Maya Banks

What's it like being a writer? Mostly it's like being a child surrounded by adults. My friends have grown-up careers. They balance spreadsheets, analyze data, negotiate deals. They build things, heal patients, teach children. Meanwhile, I'm over here saying "Let's pretend. — Jennifer Froelich

If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same. — Ani DiFranco

What glitters may not be gold; and even wolves may smile; and fools will be led by promises to their deaths. — Lauren Oliver

Keep seeking,keep believing and keep praying. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We [India in 70s] certainly were capable of producing eight to ten bombs, at a cost of about $250,000 each; and we had Boeing 707s to deliver them if we needed it, so I think we had a crude capability already at that time. — Subramanian Swamy