Ontd Quotes & Sayings

If I shut my eyes, I believed, I would disappear. To make it through, I had to be present the whole time. — Alice Sebold

Monotheism occupies so large a space in the view of modern minds, that it is scarcely possible to form a just estimate of the preceding phases of the theological philosophy. — Auguste Comte

Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great. — Baltasar Gracian

Strength, strength it is that we want so much in this life, for what we call sin and sorrow have all one cause, and that is our weakness. With weakness comes ignorance, and with ignorance comes misery. — Swami Vivekananda

I was obsessed with this idea that these things that you collect, they just say so much about who you are. I can't say it came from hard-nosed business analysis ... It was just something I really want to see built. — Ben Silbermann

Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform. — Xenophon

Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom and refuge, as well as for the fact that I just love acting so much. — Marisa Tomei

I just think you need showing that the world outside is much bigger than the world inside your Playstation," Nadia insisted.
Alex scoffed. "Coming from someone who has clearly never played Skyrim. — Erin Lawless

Books form in us habits of thought which shall live forever with us. — Julia McNair Wright

I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, "What's the definition of a moderate Arab?" "I don't know." "A guy who ran out of ammunition. — Nelson DeMille