Panahian Quotes & Sayings

I cannot pretend to do sculpture and make a woman the ridiculous pedestal of my pretensions. To render clothing poetic, yes
but one must preserve its dignity as clothing. — Yves Saint-Laurent

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. — W. H. Auden

Violet handed the phone to Jay, who seemed remarkably composed considering they'd almost lost their closed-door privileges.
They'd lost them before, once when they were eight and Violet's mom had walked in to find them playing a game of "I'll show you mind, if you show me yours," which at that point consisted of Violet flashing her flat-as-a-pancake chest at Jay. Her moment had come in while the bottom of Violet's shirt was pulled up in front of her face. They never got far enough for him to show his. — Kimberly Derting

I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere. — Malcolm X

Fear is, I believe, a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of a people. — Anwar Sadat

The fear in your mind is more dangerous than the tiger in the forest... — Radhika

Religions . . . seem to avoid mountain passes. — Rory Stewart

From the point of view of pure logic or philosophy, there will often be a dialectical tension between two concepts.
For example ...
If I reflect on the concept of 'being,' I will be obliged to introduce the opposite concept, that of 'nothing.' You can't reflect on your existence without immediately realizing that you won't always exist. The tension between 'being' and 'nothing' becomes resolved in the concept of 'becoming.' Because if something is in the process of becoming, it both is and is not. — Jostein Gaarder

Home, the idea of home, is my principal purpose. If people have bought a house as an investment or chosen the furniture because they'll be able to sell it for more, you can tell in two minutes. You know, our parents didn't buy a house as an investment. They bought it as a place to bring you up, to give you roots. — Sister Parish

People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know. — Julian Casablancas

If you find a good book, read it — Derek Miller

Those are stories, little one," said the cobbler. "Stories are made up except when they're not. — John Joseph Adams

I can live through everything or I can answer for everything, but sometimes both is just too much for one day. — Catherine Ryan Hyde

We all go a little mad sometimes. — Robert Bloch

So shine on through these days we have to fill. — John The Apostle