Lamennais Douarnenez Quotes & Sayings

The point is that only one thing matters in this world, to prepare oneself for death. One can try to be as comfortable as possible until one dies ... Because being comfortable does not have any meaning either. It just does not. Everything is only a big meaninglessness that one must bear. — Odd Nerdrum

It is a fact, indeed, that most of
the great teachers of mankind have been not writers
but speakers. Think of Pythagoras, Christ, Socrates,
the Buddha, and so on. And since I have spoken of
Socrates, I would like to say something about Plato. I
remember Bernard Shaw said that Plato was the dramatist
who invented Socrates — Jorge Luis Borges

I don't live in the Cold War. Some people maybe still live in the Cold War, but this is their problem, not mine. — Thomas Piketty

You will be safest in the middle. — Ovid

Everybody was kung-fu fighting, those kids were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little bit frightening, make sure you have expert timing. — Carl Douglas

Men read either the novels it is possible to respect, or detective stories. But their consumption of detective stories is terrific. — George Orwell

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly. — K.d. Lang

You tell us about your other friends. You feel guilty speaking about them, but you are annoyed, frustrated. You don't always trust their motives. You feel pressured by their demands on you. You're worn out by the effort it takes to be with them, to feign interest in their stream of never-ending problems. — Aryn Kyle

Live for today and let tomorrow come later. — Michele

I'm not saying I'm God. But as far as lyrics, I'm God MC. — Jay-Z