Napilapok Quotes & Sayings

So, in our wisdom and fair justice we go on "Giving to dust that is a little gilt, More laud than gold e'er dusted;" proclaiming the merits of the bad wine, and making it, by every token, as enticing as we can; and blessing our stars that the good will be found out by its flavor "without our stir." As it is inestimable, we seek not to win esteem for it; as it is beyond all praise, we bestow no praises upon it. — Samuel Laman Blanchard

Let's all put our weapons down," Piper said. "Coach, you first." Hedge clenched his jaw. "Just one thwack?" "No," Piper said. "What about a compromise? I'll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I'll apologize." "No!" Piper insisted. "Meh." Coach Hedge lowered his club. — Rick Riordan

I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein, you're a threat. And the 9/11 attacks extenuated that threat, as far as I-concerned. — George W. Bush

I profess the religion of love,
Love is my religion and my faith.
My mother is love
My father is love
My prophet is love
My God is love
I am a child of love
I have come only to speak of love. — Rumi

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed. — Lenny Kravitz

When I die, I plan to be laughing hysterically. — Minari Endou

We are all fixing what is broken. It is the task of a lifetime. We'll leave much unfinished for the next generation. — Abraham Verghese

One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life. — Jeanette Winterson

As a reader I don't distinguish between confessional and non-confessional work. After all, how do we even know that certain "I" poems are confessional? It's a tricky business, this correlating of the speaker and the poet. — Matthea Harvey

I've been saying for years that page view-based advertising is a corrupting force. — John Gruber

Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way. — Ed Emberley

A kind word, a word of encouragement or admiration, could shift the heaviest, most recalcitrant baggage. — Alexander McCall Smith

We may as well cut out group theory. That is a subject that will never be of any use in physics. — James Jeans

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days. — Paulo Coelho

I cannot live, if I am already dead. — Donna Russo Morin