Msichana Afanya Quotes & Sayings

Those who are fascinated by the idea of progress do not suspect that everything moving forward is at the same time bringing the end nearer and that joyous watchwords like "forward" and "farther" are the lascivious voice of death urging us to hasten to it.
(If fascination with the word "forward" has become universal, isn't it mainly because death is already speaking to us from nearby?) — Milan Kundera

American financier Bernard Baruch once remarked, 'Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why. — Ashwin Sanghi

When she passed on the ham the explanation was she was a vegetarian. Kat had asked why she was eating eggs, then, if she didn't eat meat. Smiling, she replied, I don't kill animals for food, but I am pro-choice. — James R Tuck

I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics. — Edward Kennedy

A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it. — Ida Tarbell

But I dare not think too far into the future on the risk that I'll miss the present. — Colin Farrell

I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem. — Amy Chua

Thoughts can follow you anywhere. — David Levithan

Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground. — Ralph Marston

Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers. — John Eaton

Shepherd Book: What are we up to, sweetheart?
River: Fixing your Bible.
Book: I, um ... What?
River: Bible's broken. Contradictions, false logistics - doesn't make sense.
Shepherd Book: No, no. You-you-you can't ...
River: So we'll integrate non-progressional evolution theory with God's creation of Eden. Eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. Eleven. Important number. Prime number. One goes into the house of eleven eleven times, but always comes out one. Noah's ark is a problem.
Shepherd Book: Really?
River: We'll have to call it early quantum state phenomenon. Only way to fit 5000 species of mammal on the same boat.
Shepherd Book: River, you don't fix the Bible.
River: It's broken. It doesn't make sense.
Book: It's not about making sense. It's about believing in something, and letting that belief be real enough to change your life. It's about faith. You don't fix faith, River. It fixes you. — Ben Edlund

When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas. — M.H. Abrams