Nyamekye Waliyaya Quotes & Sayings

[ ... ] his own father told him that talent is sort of a dark gift, that talent is its own expectation: it is there from the start and either lived up to or lost. — David Foster Wallace

There is more to life than making a living. Do not work more than you live. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You're my hiding place. I go to you when I'm messed up. — Tarryn Fisher

Let us respect the unique character and the personal world of each and every human being — Masami Saionji

I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much about an artist, it somehow lessens their ability to do their work as well. — Christian Bale

Being funny is one of the ultimate weapons a person can have in human society. — Jerry Seinfeld

History is not a web woven with innocent hands. Among all the causes which degrade and demoralize men, power is the most constant and most active. — Abigail Adams

Participants were then asked if they thought it was possible to have an open, give-and-take conversation about such sensitive topics. To Trosset's surprise, the vast majority of participants said they had no desire to engage another person's perspective on sensitive issues. They merely wanted to voice their opinion. Only five percent of the test group expressed a desire to understand and learn more about another person's view. — Tim Muehlhoff

Happens to everybody. Horses, dogs, men. Nobody gets out of life alive. — Irving Ravetch

Poor white trash quoting de Maistre and Carlyle and fancying themselves elite while they scrabbled to survive in a world where they were outstripped economically by the Chinese and intellectually by their own phones. — Ken MacLeod