My Formula Bar Quotes & Sayings

Those who refuse to support and defend the state have no claim to protection by that state. Killing an anarchist or a pacifist should not be considered "murder" in a legalistic sense. The offense against the state, if any, should be "Using deadly weapons within city limits," or "Creating a traffic hazard," or other misdemeanor. — Robert A. Heinlein

The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief. The deepest community one of sorrow. — Cormac McCarthy

An ancient Jewish teaching holds that to save a life is to save the whole world. — Sam Bourne

I started writing songs by myself. That always came from whatever I was feeling and being honest about that because I never had any intention of anyone ever hearing them. — Kelsea Ballerini

Art is useful. Through art we can start building a world that works differently. — Tania Bruguera

Im mortal and theres nothing you can do about it
it doesn't matter cuz youll always be my baby
- Beautiful Darkness — Kami Garcia

Santa will be showing up with Rudolph the Red-Eyed Reindeer. — Conan O'Brien

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners. — Theodor Adorno

I think as a woman, the more you embrace who you are, and your own opinions, and how you feel, and the body you have been given- I think the more confident you are and the more beautiful you look. I definitely feel that my confidence has grown as I've entered my 30s. I have my own opinion - it's very valid - and that shows on the outside as well. — Cat Deeley

If you set your bar at 'amazing' it's awfully difficult to start. Your first paragraph, sketch, formula, sample or concept isn't going to be amazing. Your tenth one might not be either. Confronted with the gap between your vision of perfect and the reality of what you've created, the easiest path is no path. Shrug. Admit defeat. Hit delete. One more reason to follow someone else and wait for instructions. Of course, the only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing. But not-yet-amazing is a great place to start, because that's where you are. — Seth Godin

If I'm the boss / parent, why can't I just tell my subordinates / children what to do? — Douglas Stone

I quickly scrawled my number and Colt across the paper and placed it in her palm. She looked down at my number and smiled.

"Colt. Like a horse?"

"Like the gun, sweetheart." I winked and her face brightened with a nervous smile. — Teresa Mummert

More will mean worse. — Martin Amis

You have to be careful what you write and not allow self righteousness to cloud your ability to be objective. This story is not about you, it's about people and things that no one else sees. The truth will at times come to you in a blur, unclear, unsettling refusing to leave until you figure out its relevance. — Crystal Evans

People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater. — Kenneth Clark

Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into other lives, and I come back to my own with greater contentment. — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey