Lucians Quotes & Sayings

Those mitigating circumstances could just as well be mentioned if the thinker thought it worth the trouble. From the standpoint of human relations it is worth vastly more than the trouble it takes. The little sympathy or appreciation, coming first, puts the thinkers in the same camp with the feeling types, and the feeling types' desire to stay in the same camp will keep them agreeing with the thinkers as far as possible. — Isabel Briggs Myers

I wish there was a manual on how to come out and what a young gay person is supposed to do. Like, — Sara Farizan

Her smile didn't mean her suffering was over, but when it appeared it was something beautiful to see; a rare flower. — Melissa C. Water

Tis silence out of which all things arise and to silence all shall return. — Martin Cosgrove

At the most basic level, a central bank must be clear and open about its actions and operations, particularly when they involve the deployment of public funds. — Ben Bernanke

Dan instantly recognized the angry scratch that stretched from the corner of Ian's eye all the way along the olive skin to his chin. "Have you been messing with Saladin?"
"No. Saladin has been messing with me," Ian shot back.
"He isn't big on Lucians," Dan explained. "Animals are really good judges of character. — Gordon Korman

Sometimes it was during the breaks that the real meditation happened - moments when it was obvious that wisdom is not something you have, but a wave-length you tune in to. — Matt Padwick

A good swimming pool could do that - make the rest of the world seem impossibly insignificant, as far away as the surface of the moon. — Emma Straub

In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all. — Judi Dench

It's almost like you had it planned, it's like you smiled and shook my hand and said, 'Hey, I'm about to screw you over, big time — MoZella

We will no longer be oppressed by the fascism called Christianity. We will no longer be oppressed by the mentality of the police state. — Marilyn Manson

Wisdom tells us secrets before we have a right to know them. That's the beauty of it. You don't have to pray for wisdom or make yourself worthy of it. As with the concept of grace in the New Testament, which falls like rain on the just and the unjust alike, the ultimate truth simply is. When we catch a glimpse of it, we become more real in ourselves.
It is undeniable that the outward appearance of life contains suffering and distress. Wisdom reveals that suffering comes and goes while a deeper reality never changes. That reality is founded on truth and love.
Faith makes life better because in the midst of pain and suffering, we need to trust that something else is more powerful. — Deepak Chopra

Where is the good in goodbye? — Meredith Willson

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women. — Michelle Yeoh

I think that we're foolhardy to not be engaging in federal funding of stem-cell research in the most aggressive way we possibly can. — Elizabeth Edwards

Sure, it's money runs the world," Doone agreed, seated there. "But it is music that holds down the friction. — Ray Bradbury