Nonsynthetic Quotes & Sayings

Acting per se, like all art, is a process of abstracting, of retaining only significant detail. But in impersonation any detail can be significant. — Robert A. Heinlein

Article 24: When wearing a baseball cap, a Bro may position the brim at either 12 or 6 o'clock. All other angles are reserved for rappers and the handicapped. — Barney Stinson

My life is not a game that I play to entertain you. — Madonna Ciccone

When you're in a losing streak, your ability to properly assimilate and analyze information starts to become distorted because of the impairment of the confidence factor, which is a by-product of a losing streak. You have to work very hard to restore that confidence, and cutting back trading size helps achieve that goal. — Bill Lipschutz

Our businesses can't create jobs when they're losing revenue, and the unemployed can't apply for jobs when they can't pay their phone bill. — Chellie Pingree

I'm sorry, he says. No two words were ever truer.
Still, she says nothing. Once a shield, now her taciturnity is brandished like a blade, carving away his sanity. She's the flaw in the paragon of life - the reason angels choose to dive to their downfalls in fiery comets of stardust. — Laura Kreitzer

My personal motto has always been: Joy in spite of everything. Not just [mindless] joy, but joy in spite of everything. Recognizing the inequities and the suffering and the corruption and all that but refusing to let it rain on my parade. And I advocate this to other people. — Tom Robbins

I grew up in the age of polyester. When I got to touch real silk, cotton and velvet, the feel of nonsynthetic fabrics blew me away. I know it's important how clothing looks, but it's equally important how it feels on your skin. — Colleen Atwood

keep bees and grow asparagus.
listen to the wind
instead of the politicians,
make up your own stories
and believe them if you want to live
the good life — Miriam Waddington

If children have interest, then Education happens — Sugata Mitra

You know what you call a herd of unicorns? A blessing. True. — Matthew Quick

I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics. — Yehuda Amichai

The reason I write is that I'm not in dialogue with my emotions; writing puts me in touch with myself. — Etgar Keret

Heaven and earth, advantages and obstacles, conspire to educate genius. — Henry Fuseli

How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world I'm certain I love? — Suzanne Collins

Bureaucratic nonsense at airports drives me crazy. — Dominic Monaghan