Nvard Hovhannisyan Quotes & Sayings

Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself. — G. Stanley Hall

If we fail in our negotiation," Greene told Lafayette en route to d'Estaing's ship, "we shall at least get a good dinner." Washington should have chosen Greene, not Sullivan, to steer this mission. Besides his cool head and personal interest in helping his home state, Greene understood that whatever their shortcomings, the French could always be counted on to roast the hell out of a chicken. Greene — Sarah Vowell

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. — Rita Mae Brown

They think something's gone wrong, but in Don't Look Now, for instance, one scene was made by a mistake. It's the scene where Donald Sutherland goes to look for the policeman who's investigating the two women. — Nicolas Roeg

Time becomes a stutter-the space between drumbeats, splintered into fragments, and also endlessly long, as long as soaring guitar notes that melt into one another, as full as the dark mass of bodies around me. I feel like the air downstairs has gone to liquid, to sweat and smell and sound, and I have broken apart in it. I am wave: I am pulled into the everything. I am energy and noise and a heartbeat going boom, boom, boom, echoing the drums. — Lauren Oliver

It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers. — John Henrik Clarke

A speaker should approach his preparation not by what he wants to say, but by what he wants to learn. — Todd Stocker

I had one good racket, a Wilson Javelin. It was my favorite racket, and I made the mistake of putting it next to the heater. It just got so hot that it melted. — Stefan Edberg

Man is almost always as wicked as his needs require. — Giacomo Leopardi

The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal. — Ovid

I am alone, I am all alone, I am completely alone. Grasping this reality, I let go of my bag, drop to my knees and press my forehead against the floor. There, I offer up to the universe a fervent prayer of thanks. First in English. Then in Italian. And then - just to get the point across - in Sanskrit. — Elizabeth Gilbert

My family isn't really Italian. We're more like Olive Garden Italian. — Mike Birbiglia

When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights. — George Burns