Oblongs Helga Quotes & Sayings

There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. — Willa Cather

Why is it that, in spite of all the mirrors in the world, no one really knows what he looks like? — Arthur Schopenhauer

But an absolute value is not proven by logic or metaphysical arguments; it is accepted, believed (even when not discussed), and hedged about with taboos to protect it. — Rene Girard

Not beautiful, not brilliant, no longer young. — Emma Donoghue

Technology evolves faster than people do, faster than biology does. — Chuck Klosterman

Marianne laughed. But you can't disappoint me! I don't love you. — Joyce Carol Oates

Our marriage works because we each carry clubs of equal weight and size. — Paul Newman

Once you experience being loved when you are unworthy, being forgiven when you did something wrong, that moves you into non-dual thinking. You move from what I call meritocracy, quid pro quo thinking, to the huge ocean of grace, where you stop counting or calculating. — Richard Rohr

[I]t would be unjust to our people and dangerous to our institutions to apply any portion of revenues of the nation or of the States to the support of sectarian schools. — James A. Garfield

Leadership is not about executive position or title. It is about connection and influence. At its highest, leadership is all about adding value to the world and blessing lives through the work you do. — Robin Sharma

There was so little difference between a fist that was trying to hold everything in and the fist that was ready to release all its frustration and rage. — Benjamin Alire Saenz