Paralayang Quotes & Sayings

Language, for the individual consciousness, lies on the borderline between oneself and the other. The word in language is half someone else's. It becomes 'one's owns' only when the speaker populates it with his own intention, his own accent, when he appropriates the word, adapting it to his own semantic and expressive intention. Prior to this moment of appropriation, the word does not exist in a natural and impersonal language (it is not, after all, out of a dictionary that the speaker gets his words!), but rather it exists in other people's mouths, in other people's contexts, serving other people's intentions: it is from there that one must take the word, and make it one's own. — Mikhail Bakhtin

In a way, perhaps, there's an advantage of being on the edge of something and looking in as the observer, because as the filmmaker, you're the storyteller, and you're pulling out this universal story. — Sarah Gavron

I have no desire to write my own biography, as long as I have strength and means to do better work. — Charles Babbage

I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia. — Richie Allen

It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce; it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet. — Kristin Scott Thomas

When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned!" — Diogenes Laertius

What we did yesterday, Can be changed today to make tomorrow different.. PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE
Precious Present Moments Light Our Path — Jonathan Bailey

Beloved and wise men are not hypocrites — Blasio Kajuna

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. — Eric Hoffer

Friendship is but a name, faith is an empty name. Alas,
it is not safe to praise to a friend the object of your love;
as soon as he believes your praises, he slips into your place. — Ovid