Materialistic Persons Quotes & Sayings

Know what a symbol is? ... Shit that stands for shit. — Christina Baker Kline

Copywriting cuts the communication cord between word and feeling. By offering instant gratification, it atrophies more subtle emotions. — Clive Sinclair

There was no love in my heart for this man - hell, I didn't even like him - but that didn't stop my hand from trembling as I pressed the pad against the wound. He groaned, his eyes popping open.

"Don't move," I warned. "I'm trying to stop the bleeding."

"With what? Acid?" he growled. — Lisa Kessler

I rarely feel despair, I forget how it gouges. — David Mitchell

Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked. — George Orwell

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view. — George Eliot

What I can say is that it was clear to many of us that an indigenous African literary renaissance was overdue. A major objective was to challenge stereotypes, myths, and the image of ourselves and our continent, and to recast them through stories- prose, poetry, essays, and books for our children. That was my overall goal. — Chinua Achebe

My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace. — Ajahn Brahm

They's a time for sitting still and praying the wind blow over you, and they's a time to rise up and face the storm. — Lalita Tademy

The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed. — Vincent Van Gogh

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us. — Franz Kafka

Two erroneous impressions ... seem to be current among certain groups of uninformed persons. The first is that religion today stands for mediaeval theology; the second that science is materialistic and irreligious. — Robert Andrews Millikan

Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body. — Simone Elkeles

Some are great, some greatness, and 149 some have greatness thrust upon 'em. Thy — William Shakespeare

You look different," Snorri said. "I think 'even more handsome' was the phrase you were looking for. — Mark Lawrence

10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. — Anonymous