Ogochukwu Okpala Quotes & Sayings

Living in L.A., I was embarrassed to say that I wanted to be an actor. — Elizabeth Olsen

A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problem than by its solution of them. — Susanne Katherina Langer

Ageing destroys youth, sickness destroys health, degeneration of life destroys all excellent qualities and death destroys life. Even if you are a great runner, you cannot run away from death. you cannot stop death with your wealth, through your magic performances or recitation of mantras or even medicines. Therefore, it is wise to prepare for your death. — Dalai Lama

Fear gives people their humanity. Fear of loss. — Karina Halle

A lot of our insights are based on the ways in which people spend time at museums. They're curious, open, interested, and engaging. They want to express themselves and see their own identity refracted through the museum's. — Jake Barton

I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that. — Jeff Bingaman

Lingering here, bored and comfortable, was a form of self-punishment tinged with pleasure, or the expectation of it; if she went away something bad might happen or, worse, something good, something she could not afford to miss. — Ian McEwan

The rinsed foam swirled into one drain that always clogged come October when the maples dropped Canadian propaganda over everything. — Daniel Handler

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' — Evan Bayh

On the canvas of life,
Every sweep of the brush matters,
Counts for something ... — Scott Hastie

I've had some pretty awful jobs that I don't miss, like working on a nightclub door, or compiling VIP lists at 3 A.M. in the morning, but sometimes it's just got to be done. — Luke Evans

Freeze your words and actions, divert your mind and laugh for a little while! That is all it takes to tame the demon called anger! — Ravi Samuel

The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth. — William J. Clinton

To be well married you have to a penchant for the intricacies of intimacy and larval change..If the personality is a spider's web, you will want to know every thread ... Pleasures no longer come to you, but there are pickings to be had if you can learn to scavenge for them" ("The Body") — Hanif Kureishi