Makata Quotes & Sayings

I think things are usually bad one way or another," he said. "It might be that only us older folk can see it. — Patrick Rothfuss

As a vessel is known by its sound whether it be cracked or not, so men are proved by their speeches whether they be wise or foolish. — Demosthenes

Don't be satisfied with a particular sphere of influence only — Sunday Adelaja

If I can inspire people by showing that following a dream by working hard and being determined is possible, it's amazing. — Leona Lewis

To set one's name to a work gives no one a title to be remembered, for who knows how many of the best of men have gone without a trace? — W.G. Sebald

Life is not having and getting, but being and becoming — Matthew Arnold

Yes, I'm an asshole, but I'm your asshole now, princess, so learn to deal with it. — Gabbie S. Duran

I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it's like going to somebody else's Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you're there and you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be doing. — John Cleese

The distractions, the exhaustions, the savage noises, the demands of town life, are, for me, mortal enemies to thought, to sleep,and to study; its extremes of squalor and of splendor do not stimulate, but sadden me; certain phases of its society I profoundly value, but would sacrifice them to the heaven of country quiet, if I had to choose between. — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains. — Christine O'Donnell

Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities. — Malcolm Gladwell

If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do. — John Petrucci