Persistenz Quotes & Sayings

Right." A soft, choked laugh. "Kind of ruins the dramatic effect if I'm storming off in the wrong direction, doesn't it? — Kelley Armstrong

Because in the civilization of the spectacle, intellectuals are of interest only if they play the fashion game and become clowns. — Mario Vargas-Llosa

Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river. There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be ... — Guru Nanak

The base of our party is commonsense conservatives.If the Republican Party gets back to that base, I think our party's going to be stronger and there's not going to be a need for a third party. — Michael Enzi

But "having dominion over" meant something very different from what it has often been understood to mean. It refers to the relationship between shepherd and sheep. — Marcus J. Borg

You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day. — Nicole Ari Parker

People express their arrogance in their failed expectations. — Travis Luedke

Forgiving, caring, always willing to give people a second chance until you fucked up again, in which case she'd put you on her shit list. — Claire Contreras

Dead men's gold belongs to no one. — Luke Taylor

Sometimes you don't even notice these people, because while they seem kind and cheerful, they are also reserved. They possess the self-effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don't need to prove anything to the world: humility, restraint, reticence, temperance, respect, and soft self-discipline. They radiate a sort of moral joy. They answer softly when challenged harshly. They are silent when unfairly abused. They are dignified when others try to humiliate them, restrained when others try to provoke them. But they get things done. They perform acts of sacrificial service with the same modest everyday spirit they would display if they were just getting the groceries. They are not thinking about what impressive work they are doing. They are not thinking about — David Brooks

Day by day, I am becoming lonely. — A.P.

It's hard to be beautiful. You have an obligation to people. You almost become public property. You can lose yourself and get almost mentally disturbed on just the public nature of being beautiful. Don't think I haven't thought about it. You can get completely lost in that whole dumb mess. And anyway who's to say what's beautiful and what's ugly? — Don DeLillo

You killed her because, finally, when you could have saved her, when you could have gone away with her, when you could have been thinking about her, you were thinking about yourself...
It is in this blazing moment that you finally understand the trap of the dark side, the final cruelty of the Sith--
Because now your self is all you will ever have. — Matthew Woodring Stover

They are playing above the ground. — Ron Atkinson

Books can change the world. They represent a second chance for those that want to change their life and can't. — Robin Sacredfire