Mooty Aikman Quotes & Sayings

Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story. — Antonio Damasio

I was not cut out to be a rebel. — Gene Tierney

He prefers not to ruin things with any more questions. What it is is what it is. — Markus Zusak

Her hand touched me at the wrist. "If I gave you my life, you would drop it. Wouldn't you?"
I didn't say anything. — Michael Ondaatje

God creates the destiny of every nation according to the times — Sunday Adelaja

Paradoxically, the simpler poetry is, the more difficult it becomes for a critic to discuss intelligently. Trained to explicate, the critic often loses the ability to evaluate literature outside the critical act. A work is good only in proportion to the richness and complexity of interpretations it provokes. — Dana Gioia

I have come across both inspiring teachers of history and deplorable ones over the years, so one cannot generalise, except perhaps to observe that the profession seems to encourage anti-militarist sentiments. — Antony Beevor

A person can get used to anything if given enough time — Nicholas Sparks

I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success. — Cory Booker

People can hurt you,
but you can still love.
People can betray you,
but you can still trust.
People can put you down,
but you can still rise.
People can oppose you,
but you can still prevail. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The American Jewish Committee has pioneered the German-Jewish-American dialogue. — Klaus Kinkel

My mother buys a handful of wishing beans, which just seem to be white, dry beans with no specific magickal import. She will parse these out over the months when she feels her family members most need a wish. She can believe in wishes, since it is the familiar magic of wells, birthdays, and first stars. — Thomm Quackenbush

Sincere thought, real free thought, ready, in the name of superhuman authority or of humble common sense, to question the basis of what is officially taught and generally accepted, is less and less likely to thrive. It is, we repeat, by far easier to enslave a literate people than an illiterate one, strange as this may seem at first sight. And the enslavement is more likely to be lasting. — Savitri Devi

It is good not to think of karma as an alien force that is outside of yourself. You are the generator of karma. Karma is the energy patterns that emanate from your life. — Frederick Lenz

Choose,' she says, reaching out towards him. 'Choose to which of us the apple most belongs... — Emily Hauser