Numerotation Quotes & Sayings

In an interview in the Paris Review, novelist and Rebel John Gardner made an observation that I've never forgotten: Every time you break the law you pay, and every time you obey the law you pay. — Gretchen Rubin

First do it, then say it. — Sergei Bubka

Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and selfishness that have chilled his faith. — Thomas Merton

We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us. — Eric Hoffer

What I've done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it. — Karl Lagerfeld

My sister is an opera singer. I grew up going to her recitals. This whole time, I'm like, 'She's the singer. I'm just strumming along and yelling.' — Benjamin Booker

The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him. — Ben Jonson

Let's fly away and live forever — Orson Scott Card

The awareness of place, space, or condition is not liberation. You can't say what it is, but you can sure say what it isn't. — Frederick Lenz

In the summer, we write life's summary with the slow waves of love flowing over the sandy beach. The slow breeze and the warm sun write our memories. — Debasish Mridha

He that gives me small gifts would have me live. — George Herbert

Jesus, warnings from him equaled a hard dick. Immediately. Before. — Anonymous

Brains operate ... not by logic but by pattern recognition. This process is not precise, as is logic and mathematics. Instead, it trades off specificity and precision, if necessary, to increase its range. It is likely, for example, that early human thought proceeded by metaphor, which, even with the late acquisition of precise means such as logic and mathematical thought, continues to be a major source of imagination and creativity in adult life. — Gerald Edelman

Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. — John F. Kennedy

The most disgusting human trait is bias, because it typically leads to propaganda, hate and violence. — Lori Goodwin