Ossiach Abbey Quotes & Sayings

In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty. — Muriel Rukeyser

Life is a mess, Rose said. You can fix the mess human beings make, Rose said, But you can't fix the mess being human is. — Tom Spanbauer

You didn't learn the Bible as a Fundamentalist. You learned fragments of Old Testament legalism mixed with Behaviorism & Nietzschean ethics — Jeri Massi

The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk — Nelson Mandela

I've met Tony Danza. He was really nice. And he looks ... I feel like he hasn't aged. He looks exactly the same. He's just Tony Danza. He's exactly the same as he's always been. — Fred Armisen

When respect is shown according to what is proper, one keeps far from shame and disgrace. — Confucius

She gave him a dubious look, as if he wasn't quite right in the head. "Sometimes, Englishman, I do not
understand you. I love you, but I do not always understand you."
She turned and started across the meadow. He remained where he was and watched her walk away,
with her skirts in her hand and the sun on her hair.
"I love you, too," he said, but only after she was too far away to hear. "I always have. — Laura Lee Guhrke

Even if the aliens are short, dour, and sexually obsessed - if they're here, I want to know about them. — Carl Sagan

The cost of leadership is self-interest. — Simon Sinek

It would be erroneous to say Sohrab was quiet. Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.
Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.
Sohrab's silence wasn't the self imposed silence of those with convictions, of protesters who seek to speak their cause by not speaking at all. It was the silence of one who has taken cover in a dark place, curled up all the edges and tucked them under. — Khaled Hosseini

Love preserves one moment for ever, the moment of its birth. The beloved never ages. — Antal Szerb

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well. — Lupita Nyong'o