Mundaneness Of Life Quotes & Sayings

I'm beginning to view democracy as the Siri of political systems. So much better in theory. — Rob Thomas

Whatever makes you smile and laugh more." His fingers toy with my bottom lip. "Let me make you smile. — K.A. Tucker

The more haste, the less speed. — John Heywood

But while the residents were shocked by the violence, they were also often surprised by the mundaneness of it all. Discovered the extent of perversity the heart is capable of as they sat at home with nothing to do, and found that it was possible, faced with the stench of unimaginable evil, for a human being to grow bored, yawn, be absorbed by the problem of a missing sock, by neighborly irritations, to feel hunger skipping like a little mouse inside a tummy and return, once again, to the pressing matter of what to eat ... There they were, the most commonplace of them, those quite mismatched with the larger-than-life questions, caught up in the mythic battles of past vs. present, justice vs. injustice
the most ordinary swept up in extraordinary hatred, because extraordinary hatred was, after all, a commonplace event, — Kiran Desai

The phytochemicals, antioxidants, and fiber- all of the healthful components of plant foods- originate in plants, not animals. If they are present, it is because the animal ate plants. And why should we go through an animal to get the benefits of the plants themselves? To consume unnecessary, unseemly, and unhealthy substances, such as saturated fat, animal protein, lactose, and dietary cholesterol, is to negate the benefits of the fiber, phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are prevalent and inherent in plants. — Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

And second, everyone is so weird, but they're all completely accepted. It's like, okay, you have a pumpkin head, and that guy's made of tin, and you're a talking chicken, but what the hell, let's do a road trip. — Rebecca Makkai

I must say that anyone who passed through those years [of World War II] without understanding that man produces evil as a bee produces honey, must have been blind or wrong in the head. — William Golding

I won't be having any more kids, though. Four is enough. — Linda McCartney

My pals, such as they are, in Hollywood, ask me why I love to travel to D.C. so much, why it's a vacation destination for me. I say, 'Because I sometimes have perfect days there.' — Ben Stein

True love is the most inconvenient kind — Kiera Cass

I have a hard time defending the production of candy, given that it is basically crack for children and makes them dependent in unwholesome ways. — Steve Almond