Missverst Ndnis Quotes & Sayings

In a place built on sand, hold on to whatever you can. — J.C. Gary

Gazelles are leaping, feeding on the mountains. Near are lakes. Round their shores file shadows black of cedargroves. Aroma rises, a strong hair growth of resin. It burns, the orient, a sky of sapphire, cleft by the bronze flight of eagles. Under it lies the womancity, nude, white, still, cool, in luxury. A fountain murmurs among damask roses. Mammoth roses murmur of scarlet wine grapes. A wine of shame, lust, blood exudes, strangely murmuring. — James Joyce

The biggest threat to creativity is fear, especially the fear of failure. — Kelly Leonard

For me, light is the signal in the transaction. It's not being in the light, it's being there before it arrives. #bestallnighterever — Toni Morrison

You know it's a sad day when your child looks at you and asks 'Daddy, are these organic?' — Dylan Moran

Yet have I ever heard it said that spies and tale-bearers have done more mischief in this world than poisoned bowl or the assassin's dagger. — Friedrich Schiller

Artists are never poor, they just don't get enough time to make money ! — Brahmananda Patra

In the sense of movement a boat is a living thing.
It is a companion in the night. Each boat has its own manner and character.
Travis McGee, 1985 — John D. MacDonald

As with real estate, what matters with bullet holes is location, location, location. — Nelson DeMille

There's a smokestack on the back of every government program. — Milton Friedman

She was beautiful, but her youth, the very awkwardness of her age, prevented her from flaunting it. — Richard J. O'Brien

The Joy of Victimhood There are some clear rules about happiness. One is that you cannot be happy if your primary identity is that of a victim, even if you really are one. There are a number of reasons: People who regard themselves as victims do not see themselves as in control of their lives. Whatever happens in their lives happens to them, not by them. People who primarily regard themselves as victims see the world as unfair to them in particular. Just as the young student who always sees himself as "being picked on" is an unhappy soul, so is the person who carries that attitude into adulthood. People who regard themselves primarily as victims are angry people, and an angry disposition renders happiness impossible. People who have chosen to regard themselves as victims cannot allow themselves to enjoy life, because enjoying life would challenge their perception of themselves as victims. — Dennis Prager

When Franklin says yes, yes, yes, he isn't agreeing with you. He's just listening to you. — Gore Vidal

And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements. I can't think of New York without feeling uncomfortable and feeling like a failure. — Harvey Korman

Artists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best. — Ludwig Van Beethoven