Orbe Quotes & Sayings

In every human undertaking there is something which is not in our power and does not come within our calculations; the wish to win this for oneself is the origin of the gods. "Primus in orbe Deos fecit timor" is an old and true saying of Petronius. — Arthur Schopenhauer

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. — Steven Wright

Good afternoon," Hadrian offered, but no one replied. No one smiled.

Some whispered in the shelter of doorways. Mothers pulled children inside and men picked up pitchforks or axes.

"This is where you grew up?" Arista whispered to Hadrian. "Somehow it seems more like how I would imagine Royce's hometown to be."

This brought a look from Royce.

"They don't get too many travelers here," Hadrian explained.

"I can see why. — Michael J. Sullivan

No one has yet tested the pencil
To see how many words it can write — Xi Chuan

It was no good. The moonbeam was like a silver blade slicing through the room on to her face. The — Roald Dahl

Larry David makes me laugh. — Mary J. Blige

In L.A., I live right across from Universal Studios. — Kodi Smit-McPhee

Day surfing is the act of filling a day with no money, and no plans, seeing where you wash up: head into town, start at the library, then onto the pet shop, watch the road construction team working, a run in the park, listen to a busker. Day surfing is a much larger challenge at home, where it can often be white knuckle survival. — Lucy H. Pearce

Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God. — Ronald Reagan

I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act. — Kate Ashfield

Fear in the world first created the gods.
[Lat., Primus in orbe deos fecit timor.] — Statius

One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary of good and bad has been replaced by the self-help lexicon of positive and negative thinking. — Julian Baggini