Lapiths Greek Quotes & Sayings

In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That's increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions.
[Why Societies Collapse, ABC Local, July 17, 2003] — Jared Diamond

Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name. — Jaroslav Pelikan

Just as outlawing alcohol did not work in the 1920s, current attempts to prohibit online gambling will not work, either. — John Conyers

His impression was that he had been imprisoned in a shelter deep down in the underworld of his personality, listening and biding his time while insanity rushed like spring flood through the upper layer of his soul, roaring and crashing, leaving terrible destruction in its wake, a deserted, ravaged country. No, he hadn't been crazy, but something inside him had been crazy. — Christer Kihlman

If it's IN you to climb you must
there are those who MUST lift their eyes to the hills
they can't breathe properly in the valleys. — L.M. Montgomery

Scientific studies about relationships fascinate me, and I devour them hungrily, especially when they give big, fancy-sounding names to everyday experiences. — Jenna McCarthy

When you treat people well, those same people might not treat you the same way. But if you pay attention, you'll notice that Allah has sent OTHER people who treat you even better. — Omar Suleiman

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost must always end in pain. — Samuel Johnson

Koschei the Deathless made a face as he tasted the wine. It is far too sweet. Comrade Stalin fears bitterness and has the tastes of a spoiled princess. I savor bitterness
it is born of experience. It is the privilege of one who has truly lived. You, too, must learn to prefer it. After all, when all else is gone, you may still have bitterness in abundance. — Catherynne M Valente

The present system of taking oaths is horrible. It is awfully absurd to make a man invoke God's wrath upon himself, if he speaks false; it is, in my judgment, a sin to do so. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind — Giada De Laurentiis

One of the main points of the philosophy behind parkour is being able to help people ... To teach them they way themselves, to gain confidence in themselves, building up from simple moves to more complex things, to teach them that they are worthwhile people. — Chris Hayes

Very strong declarations were made by those countries who are most responsible for global warming ... the United States and China, which undertook commitments towards changing the situation. — Francois Hollande