Miquel Barcelo Quotes & Sayings

But now you must give me your hand, an agreement of this sort needs to be confirmed with a handshake. Will she shake hands with me? — Franz Kafka

It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoot themselves in ... the head. And the truth is that most of these suicides are actually dead long before they pull the trigger. — David Foster Wallace

The strategy of semantic ascent is that it carries the discussion into a domain where both parties are better agreed on the objects (viz., words) and on the main terms connecting them. Words, or their inscriptions, unlike points, miles, classes and the rest, are tangible objects of the size so popular in the marketplace, where men of unlike conceptual schemes communicate at their best. The strategy is one of ascending to a common part of two fundamentally disparate conceptual schemes, the better to discuss the disparate foundations. No wonder it helps in philosophy. — Willard Van Orman Quine

I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's a matter of wanting fame or not, and those who don't want it, don't get it. — Malcolm Cowley

By acquiescing in an act that causes such suffering to a living creature, who among us is not diminished? — Rachel Carson

To be a successful Viner, you have to find your own style and be consistent. That will help you stand out from the rest. — Lele Pons

Then my neighbor Yakob said: "Speak to us about defeat." Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: "That's the cycle of life. You may think you're going to die, but you live on in me. It's thanks to you that I'm alive, because I can breathe. — Paulo Coelho

He kept wandering all his life until the day he met her. For the first time, he felt he should stop and never look back again. Everything else seemed worthless. Such was her magic. — Akshay Vasu

I DON'T TRUST THE CHURCH. If someone doesn't trust the church enough to give or be involved, this probably indicates another underlying issue, possibly a lack of trust in and resistance to authority in general. In any case, if someone can't be led to trust their church, they should probably find a church they can trust and go there instead. — Jamie Munson

If forgiving depended on the culprit owning up, then the victim would always be at the mercy of the perpetrator. The victim would be bound in the shackles of victimhood. — Desmond Tutu

When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right. — Evelyn Glennie