Personalista Quotes & Sayings

In a lot of scientists, the ratio of wonder to skepticism declines in time. That may be connected with the fact that in some fields-mathematics, physics, some others-the great discoveries are almost entirely made by youngsters. — Carl Sagan

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more satisfying than having rulers as puppets in their hands. — Pico Iyer

Why? Why spend so much time and energy fighting something that isn't really a problem? I demand, suddenly frustrated. — Veronica Roth

The very success of science in showing us how deeply ordered the natural world is provides strong grounds for believing that there is an even deeper cause for that order. — John C. Lennox

The politics of courtiers resemble their shadows; they cringe and turn with the sun of the day. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

I totally changed my life, changed my lifestyle. — Marilu Henner

Reality exists independent of human minds, but our understanding of it depends upon the beliefs we hold at any given time. — Michael Shermer

A great army of the proletarian party [must be] prepared to smash the reactionary forces and to clear the way for the advanced forces of society. — J. Stalin

The botanist was a decent man, but Khassan was in love, and thus capable of infinite hate. — Anthony Marra

Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and wondered just how great a hypocrite I was. It was so easy to advise other people to live with their pain. — Octavia E. Butler

I do some of my best reading while seated in the bathroom. — Dave Barry

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player, that I'm a better person because of my failures and disgraces. — Bill Walton

I think the mistake people make with horror movies and what makes them successful is a lot of horror movies get made by people who don't really like them, so they don't respect them. And when you like horror and have admiration for it, that community knows that what's important for a horror movie is important for every other kind of movie. — Jason Blum