Melissus Of Samos Quotes & Sayings

All that was left to us was to wonder: who knows all that is innate to this world, or to any other? Why should there not be something buried deep within appearances, something that wears a mask to hide itself behind the visibility of nature? — Thomas Ligotti

I ain't looking to comply," John said, "I violate people's rights every day, reckon I'm an expert what mine are. I'll be around."

--John Bassler on being asked to leave town in the upcoming book Chokoloskee. — Charles Sams

Only a well-rounded intellect, a spirit nourished in the eternal sources of intelligence and culture, of justice and wisdom, is a safeguard against both indifference and skepticism. — Ameen Rihani

From the viewpoint of analytic psychology, the theatre, aside from any aesthetic value, may be considered as an institution for the treatment of the mass complex. — Carl Jung

My work, in a certain way, got started in 1996 when I did an exhibition of thirteen paintings that were solely based on fashion imagery. — Richard Phillips

If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is. — Angelina Jolie

Will there be people who will have the conscience to contribute to the country by changing themselves first? That is the need of the moment. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Just as I put my plate on my desk, I noticed a priest waiting in Cookie's office. He was wearing a jacket and jeans, but the collar gave it away every time. We'd apparently forgotten to lock the door, but in all my years as a PI, a priest was new. I felt like I should do the sign of the cross as I walked forward, but I could never remember if it was up-down-left-right or up-down-right-left. I was so bad with directions. — Darynda Jones

She always told them, churches will come and go, but God will always be there. She also said church folk will run you away from God if you don't have a solid foundation. — Melinda Michelle

The buzz about Google these days is that it's like America itself: still the biggest game in town, but inevitably and irrevocably on the decline. Both are superpowers with unmatched resources, but both are faced with fast-growing rivals, and both will eventually be eclipsed. For America, that rival is China. For Google, it's Facebook. (This is all from tech-gossip blogs, so take it with a grain of salt. They also say a startup called MonkeyMoney is going to be huge next year.) But here's the difference: staring down the inevitable, America pays defense contractors to build aircraft carriers. Google pays brilliant programmers to do whatever they want. — Robin Sloan

The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it. — Mason Cooley

In the evening I go up in the desert and spend hours watching the sun go down, just enjoying it, and every day I go out and watch it again. I draw some and there is a little painting and so the days go by. — Georgia O'Keeffe

Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars. — Catherynne M Valente