Kou Mukami Quotes & Sayings

But this laughter is the reason why the Tuscans invented science and the clear Tuscan drawing in their cool paintings; laughter means distance. Conversely: where laughter is absent, madness begins. Every time I've had a chance to observe an outbreak of psychosis or a first-rate clinical anxiety neurosis the signal has been given in the absence of humor - the moment one takes the world with complete seriousness one is potentially insane. The whole art of learning to live means holding fast to laughter; without laughter the world is a torture chamber, a dark place where dark things will happen to us, a horror show filled with bloody deeds of violence. — Jens Bjorneboe

Having faith when life is wonderful is one thing; faith in the dark, ugly, horrible times is on a whole different level. — Abby Rike

Some struggles are so solitary that they drown in words. — Martha Manning

With a rumble and a roar, an iron curtain is descending on Russian history. — Vasily Rozanov

Stannis knows who Aemon is. If the red woman requires king's blood for her spells ... — George R R Martin

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all — George Washington

We are born knowing death. — Katherine Anne Porter

Yoga not only allows you to learn to control your breathing, but it ultimately enhances your abilities to harmonize your thoughts and enhances your inner beauty. — Debasish Mridha

Patience and perseverance are never more thoroughly Christian graces than when features of prayer. — Samuel I. Prime

If Cameron kidnaps you, kills you, then buries your lifeless body in a shallow grave in the desert where your remains lay decomposing for several decades until they're accidentally discovered by some guy on a journey to awaken his spirit at the Salinas Pueblo Missions, can I have your iMac?"
I gaped at her. "You've really thought this out.
"I love your iMac."
"I love my iMac too, and you're not getting her."
"But you'll be decomposing. — Darynda Jones

The simplest way to look at all these associations, between obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and Alzheimer's (not to mention the other the conditions that also associate with obesity and diabetes, such as gout, asthma, and fatty liver disease), is that what makes us fat - the quality and quantity of carbohydrates we consume - also makes us sick. — Gary Taubes

Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong. — Dennis Hastert