Ouis Quotes & Sayings

The object of convalescence ought to be to turn our attention to life: at other times, simply to our tasks! — Friedrich Nietzsche

This,' Malorie says, placing a bloodied hand on the Girl's head, 'this is Olympia.' The Girl looks at Malorie quickly. She blushes. She smiles. She likes it. 'And this,' Malorie says, pressing the Boy to her body, 'is Tom.' He grins, shy and happy. — Josh Malerman

Education may work wonders as well in warping the genius of individuals as in seconding it. — Amos Bronson Alcott

I have a lot of bitter memories from Beijing. Hopefully, we can erase those memories and bring the gold back to Japan. — Kohei Uchimura

If one does not believe entirely in one's choices, then one has already failed. — Joseph R. Lallo

Faith is an organ of knowledge, and love an organ of experience. — A.W. Tozer

There is a simple test to define path dependence of beliefs (economists have a manifestation of it called the endowment effect). Say you own a painting you bought for $20,000, and owing to rosy conditions in the art market, it is now worth $40,000. If you owned no painting, would you still acquire it at the current price? If you would not, then you are said to be married to your position. There is no rational reason to keep a painting you would not buy at its current market rate - only an emotional investment. Many people get married to their ideas all the way to the grave. Beliefs are said to be path dependent if the sequence of ideas is such that the first one dominates. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned," I repeated. "But never as much as I have been sinned against! — Wally Lamb

I imagine as long as people will continue to read novels, people will continue to write them, or vice versa; unless of course the pictorial magazines and comic strips finally atrophy man's capacity to read, and literature really is on its way back to the picture writing in the Neanderthal cave. — William Faulkner

But we once had some, we white men, in one of the islands. Not the Oui-ouis" (native name for the French), "real white men. — Andrew Lang

Rhythm is the soul of life. The whole universe revolves in rhythm. Everything and every human action revolves in rhythm." - Babatunde Olatunji — Jim Donovan

The Atheist waits for proof of God. Till that proof comes he remains, as his name implies, without God. His mind is open to every new truth, after it has passed the warder Reason at the gate. — Annie Besant