Obasan Identity Quotes & Sayings

If you have the goods, life's too short to wait. Hidden gold is lost gold. The world should not be denied an opportunity to touch the collective imagination. To those who deny both the world and themselves, their larder deserves absolute obscurity. For those who share, obscurity is relative and a spark remains to keep the embers warm. — Edward C. Patterson

But man, proud man,
Dressed in a little brief authority,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep. — William Shakespeare

Outside, the sky was clear, stars gleaming in its ebony vastness like celestial fireflies. It was bitterly cold, and Hywel's every breath trailed after him in pale puffs of smoke. The glazed snow crackled underfoot as he started towards the great hall. — Sharon Kay Penman

Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits, which makes those who rail against them that much more remarkable. — Jasper Fforde

Directing is not on my agenda, but writing is. I want to write everything from action, superhero films to quiet dramas, smaller films. — David Dastmalchian

You really are adorable ... do you know that? — S.C. Stephens

It is a greater thing to be a good citizen than to be a good Republican or a good Democrat, — Gifford Pinchot

If an EHM is completely successful, the loans are so large that the debtor is forced to default on its payments after a few years. When this happens, then like the Mafia we demand our pound of flesh. This often includes one or more of the following: control over United Nations votes, the installation of military bases, or access to precious resources such as oil or the Panama Canal. Of course, the debtor still owes us the money - and another country is added to our global empire. — John Perkins

His lover appeared to have boarded the train at Auguste Comte and passed by the station of theology, where the password was 'Yes, Mother.' This train was now traversing the realm of metaphysics, where the password was 'Certainly not, Mother.' In the distance, visible through a telescope, was the mountain of reality on which was inscribed its password, 'Open your eyes and be courageous. — Naguib Mahfouz

Someone can only fade away if there's nothing left for them. But there's me and you. We'll always be something strong enough to keep you going. — Calia Read

The enemy doesn't warn its target. Emergencies do not make appointments, and the greatest battles of life are often surprises. — Wayde Goodall