Pandects Of Justinian Quotes & Sayings

They have provided a system which for terse comprehensiveness surpasses Justinian's Pandects and the By-laws of the Chinese Society for the Suppression of Meddling with other People's Business. — Herman Melville

Believe it or not, Twitter calms me down. I enjoy interacting with people. — Lolo Jones

What's wrong with my clothing?' she asked, glancing down the length of her body, clothed in a tank top and shorts.
He helped her up, unable to stifle a grin. 'Let's just say women do not dress like that in 1863. — Suzannah Daniels

I just can't seem to paint nice things. — Ivan Albright

How was it that he could move soldiers to great acts of heroism and sacrifices with impassioned speeches, yet his mouth went as dry as the northern desert when he thought to tell Malinali that he'd enjoyed their afternoon together? — T.L. Morganfield

Browning: 'Justinian's Pandects only make precise / What simply sparkled in men's eyes before'. — Michael Oakeshott

It's okay if there isn't a God anymore, but I still want to respect something. I don't want to be the center of my own universe, — Chuck Palahniuk

It's very contradictory for a man to teach about the murder in corporate capitalism, to isolate and expose the murderes behind it, to instruct that these madmen are completely without stops, are licentious, totally depraved - and then not make adequate preparations to defend himself from the madman's attack. Either they don't really believe their own spiel or they harbor some sort of subconscious death wish — George Jackson

This may all sound nonsensical. Well, India is a country of nonsense. It is nonsensical to parch one's throat with thirst when a kindly Mahomedan is ready to offer pure water to drink. And yet thousands of Hindus would rather die of thirst than drink water from a Mahomedan household. These nonsensical men can also, once they are convinced that their religion demands that they should wear garments manufactured in India only and eat food only grown in India, decline to wear any other clothing or eat any other food. — Mahatma Gandhi

Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me cope with the everyday rigors of being an NBA player. — Tim Duncan

I'm not a politician, but ISIS is a problem, and this matter should be solved very quickly. This will affect existing production, it will affect investment, it will affect the behaviour of people. It will affect the area tremendously. — Abdallah Salem El-Badri

I'm a big fan of the older vampire movies. — Josh Hutcherson

It is hopeless trying to go forward when you are looking backward. — Nancy Astor

I guess I'm just quite observant and I pay attention to a lot of things. Human behavior really fascinates me. — Ellie Goulding