Mastercard Commercial Priceless Quotes & Sayings

Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating. — Fernando Pessoa

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse. — Publilius Syrus

I feel there must be an enormous amount of really talented songwriters out there who can't sing. — Roger Daltrey

A Buddhist or a good atheist is as acceptable to God as a good Catholic. — Pat Buckley

Even the impossible becomes possible through devotion. — Sarada Devi

Obviously it was meant to tell us nothing, which is exactly the opposite function of a book. — Gareth Roberts

In America, money takes the place of God. — Anzia Yezierska

I always wanted to be the last guy on Earth, just to see if all those women were lying to me. — Ronnie Shakes

I'm alive. This might be the first time I've ever really been alive in my whole fucking miserable life. This moment is what causes wars to start. The only books worth reading have been written about those lips. — Gregory Sherl

Now, get in the damn jeep. It is, as you know, very, very rude and usually unnecessary to use profanity, but the Baudelaire orphans were too terrified to point this out to Stephano. Taking one last look at their poor Uncle Monty, the three children followed Stephano to the door of the Reptile Room to get in the damn jeep. — Lemony Snicket

Now here it was after all, preserved by some considerate hand with varnisch and wax. Preserved along with it, like stale air in an unopened room, was the well known fear which had surrounded and filled those days, so much of it that I hadn't even known it was there. Because, unfamiliar with the abscence of fear and what that was like, I had not been able to identify it's presence.
Looking back now across fifteen years, I could see with great clarity the fear I had lived in, which must mean that in the interval I had succeeded in a very important undertaking: I must have made my escape from it.
I felt fear's echo, and along with that I felt the unhinged, uncontrollable joy which had been its accompanient and opposite face, joy which had broken out sometimes in those days like Northern Lights across black sky — John Knowles

I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books. — Bernard Pivot

But trust me, it's best to face something head on, smash it, and move on with your life. Lingering and wondering, waiting and worrying ... that kills you. — Jennifer Ashley