Nepalis Quotes & Sayings

Forbear harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune. — Aesop

In a living civilization there is always an element of unrest, for sensitiveness to ideas means curiosity, adventure, change. Civilized order survives on its merits and is transformed by its power of recognizing its imperfections. — Alfred North Whitehead

How do you know about Boy George? (Jesse)
I was in hell, Jesse. What do you think they used to torture me with? Bad pop songs. (Xypher) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

In the garden of humanity there are tigers and lion, deer and doves. Deer and doves live carefully but with beauty and joy. — Debasish Mridha

I hate having to read the manual. — Trevor Horn

Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse. — Norman Wisdom

I write music that sounds complex but isn't. I frankly never think in terms of theory. — Eric Whitacre

The more the Party is powerful, the less it will be tolerant: the weaker the opposition, the tighter the despotism. — George Orwell

I like the way Nepalis point by pouting their lips; they reckon pointing with a finger is rude. — Jane Wilson-Howarth

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister. — Josh Billings

Wherever there was a scrap of soil amongst the ravaged crags, emaciated trees struggled to cling on: a poignant metaphor for the way so many Nepalis eke out an existence, defiantly surviving on less than nothing. — Jane Wilson-Howarth

I'm just a big believer in 'you must love yourself before you can love anybody else,' and I think for me that breeds the most inspired relationships ... — Scarlett Johansson

This is not charity. This is business: business with a social objective, which is to help people get out of poverty. — Muhammad Yunus

I reckon that blaming people fixes nothing. You're the only person who is going to sort you out. No-one else really can - or really cares, enough. That's what Nepalis know - better than anyone. That's our Western disease. Don't take responsibility. Take on a lawyer! — Jane Wilson-Howarth

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world. — Helen Keller