Pakinamac Quotes & Sayings

The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational. — A. N. Wilson

Whoever wishes to rise above the common level must be prepared for a great struggle and recoil before no obstacle. A great writer is just simply a martyr whom the stake cannot kill. — Honore De Balzac

Technology and the Internet are not just changing politics here in the U.S. It's also happening abroad. In the Philippines, where I grew up, grassroots organizers used text messaging to help overthrow a president. — Jose Antonio Vargas

The primary one among executives, she says, is an inability to rely on other people: when most executives face a massive challenge or stressor, they try to figure out how to solve the problem alone. — Shawn Achor

I like when things are crazy. Something good comes out of exhaustion. — John Mulaney

Alas! I regret that I am taken from you; and, happy and beloved as I have been, is it not hard to quit you all? But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death, and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world. — Mary Shelley

She found the book tucked at the edge of a shelf in the room where she sleeps, and it is thick with pages and words and characters, and reading helps Jinhua to remember and it helps her to forget--and it has been such a long, long time since she has held a book in her hands. When she is not reading Jinhua is sad... — Alexandra Curry

Waste not thy time in windy argument but let the matter drop. — William Shakespeare

Infinite mercy flows continually
But you're asleep and can't see it. — Rumi

I believe it was probably less than ten minutes that went by from the invention of photography to the point where people realized that they could lie with photographs. — Errol Morris

With the wings of knowledge, it is easier to fly toward the blue sky of wisdom. — Debasish Mridha

I think there was an awful lot about him that I thought I knew, but the truth was I was just coloring in the missing parts with colors I liked. — Craig Johnson

The question I am most often asked is how do I find my ideas? The answer is I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally, people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on. — Jean Fritz