Miestelis Kauno Quotes & Sayings

We know quite well that the people of the Northern States have not yet drunk of the cup
they are still trying to hold it far from their lips
which all the rest of the world see they nevertheless must drink of. We may have our own opinions about slavery; we may be for or against the South; but there is no doubt that Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the South have made an army; they are making, it appears, a navy; and they have made, what is more than either, they have made a nation. — William Ewart Gladstone

I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that I'm in. — Dallas Roberts

Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family. — Alexander Wang

The young were always theoretical; only the middle-aged could realize the deadliness of principles. To subdue one's self to one's own ends might be dangerous, but to subdue one's self to other people's ends was dust and ashes. Yet there were those, still more unhappy, who envied even the ashy saltiness of those dead sea apples. — Dorothy L. Sayers

Inertia is the death of creativity — Austin Kleon

I'd expected that I would expand to fit the experience automatically, that I would get my first glimpse of the person I was destined to be. — Diane Setterfield

I've become obsessed with my weight. How I look in clothes (do they fit well or not at all). I'm unhappy on so many levels. How do I look today, or in the photograph, am I smiling nicely with my teeth or unsmiling with no show of teeth. Am I well (meaning happy, content with my lot in life) or am I not well (in need of rest, renewal and rejuvenation). Have I made a new friend today or have I lost someone towards the journey to truth and light. — Abigail George

Stay alive, stay active, and get as much practice as you can. — Frank Sinatra

Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human beings. — Eric Hoffer

The ability to reflect is associated with critical thinking and reasoning ability. And the capacity to be alone is one of the highest levels of development. It's important to know how to self-soothe and be confident of other people's love even when they're not there in front of you. — Laurie Helgoe

Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon