Mottoes Phrases Quotes & Sayings

Simplicity is no longer presented as a virtue. The value of complex and difficult language has been preached with such insistence that the public has begun to believe the lack of clarity must be a sign of artistic talent. — John Ralston Saul

Why wasn't Christopher Columbus able to discover Spain? — Pablo Neruda

There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the person who is closest to our heart and to reckon with him as though he were a logical proposition or a problem in accounting. — Rudolf Bultmann

I still get blokes who say, 'Oh you hate men, don't you?' And I say, 'No, I just hate you.' I really love doing that, just to see the look on their faces. — Jo Brand

The more real things get, the more like myths they become. — Rainer Werner Fassbinder

There is a difference between right and wrong, always was and always will be, but each man's wrong and each man's right are different. — Peter Matthiessen

Each confrontation between Jesus and another person or group reveals what we do to each other, personally and on a public level. Each is an indictment against Christians, followers of the man crucified, the suffering servant, the Lamb of God. — Megan McKenna

Life should be built on the conservation of energy. — Herbert M. Shelton

Ah, to be young and agile again,' said Primrose.
'We were never that young,' replied Rue.
'More to the point, we were never that agile,' said Prim with a soft smile. — Gail Carriger

My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books. — Anthony Horowitz

Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris? — Frank Zappa

Unlike science, creationism cannot predict anything, and it cannot provide satisfactory answers about the past. — Bill Nye

He must feel that you choose to be with him, not that you need to be with him. — Sherry Argov

They hurried when they could, and dozed when they had to, hiding in tangles of bloodtwig and heartsease at the edge of the road. — Erin Bow

In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter. — Brian Eno