Opsesivno Kompulsivno Quotes & Sayings

Naturally, the system would have to be rigidly closed, recycling all food, air, and other expendables. But, of course, that's just how the Earth operates - on a slightly larger scale. — Arthur C. Clarke

Goyen there. Sadly not for sale." "Van Goyen? I would have sworn that was a Corot." "From here, yes, you might." He was pleased at the comparison. "Very similar painters - Vincent — Donna Tartt

I would eat my way into perdition to taste you. — Jeanette Winterson

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control. — Martin Gore

War Is A Racket : I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all members of the military profession I never had an original thought until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher- ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service — Smedley Butler

Gays should be fought against. — Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz

Portraits are to daily faces As an evening west To a fine, pedantic sunshine In a satin vest. — Emily Dickinson

Notwithstanding the fog which rose around, I perceived the walls and roofs of the houses of Soissons, with a half-moon peering from behind them. I alighted, and, with a heart fully acknowledging the sublimity of nature, gazed upon the imposing scene. A grasshopper was chirping in the neighboring field; the trees by the road side were softly rustling; and I saw, with the mind's eye, Peace hovering over the plain, now solitary and tranquil, where Caesar had conquered, Clovis had exercised his authority, and where Napoleon had all but fallen. It shows that men - even Caesar, Clovis, and Napoleon - are only passing shadows; and that war is a fantasy which terminates with them; whilst God - and Nature, which comes from God - and Peace, which comes from Nature - are things of eternity. — Victor Hugo

In the United States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common; but there is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America; and there can be no greater proof of its utility and of its conformity to human nature than that its influence is powerfully felt over the most enlightened and free nation of the earth. — Alexis De Tocqueville

I bet if you cut open my stomach, the black slug of depression would slide out. — Jasmine Warga

The undoubted sign of a society well under control or in decline is that language has ceased to be a means of communication and has become instead a shield for those who master it. — John Ralston Saul

Down in the park with a friend called Five. — Charles Stross

Nobody has ever given a reason why men should be their brother's keepers. — Ayn Rand

People hide the truth to protect those they love! — Craig Mercier