Phaenomena West Quotes & Sayings

Economics has become increasingly an arcane branch of mathematics rather than dealing with real economic problems. — Milton Friedman

There are many ways to die, one of them is to live. — Abdul Mueed

A rhinoceros charges with singleness of purpose. All energy is directed toward the attainment of one burning desire. The reason you are so dangerous is that once you set yourself charging at something, nothing can distract you. And you never charge two things at once. You concentrate on getting your first target and then you fix your concentration on your next goal. Never spread yourself thin. A magnifying glass will not start a fire until it remains in one spot continuously for a certain length of time. If it is constantly moved from spot to spot, nothing will get warmed up, much less start a fire. — Scott Alexander

After nine nights must come ten and every desperate meeting only leaves you desperate for another. There is never enough to eat, never enough garden for your love.
So you refuse and then you discover that your house is haunted by the ghost of a leopard.
When passion comes late in life it is hard to bear.
One more night. How tempting. How innocent. I could stay tonight surely? What difference could it make, one more night? No. If I smell her skin, find the mute curves of her nakedness, she will reach in her hand and withdraw my heart like a bird's egg. I have not had time to cover my heart in barnacles to elude her. If I give in to this passion, my real life, the most solid, the best known, will disappear and I will feed on shadows again like those sad spirits whom Orpheus fled.
I wished her goodnight, touching her hand only and thankful for the dark that hid her eyes. — Jeanette Winterson

He rolled with the unexpected - and much was unexpected on Seeker trips - because he believed in No matter what. — Robert Kurson

Folk music has pretty powerful medicine for changing your heart. — Paul Stookey

Does the meaning of Jesus Christ for, say, George W. Bush have anything at all in common with his meaning for, say, Francis of Assisi? — Richard Seaford

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning. — Mitt Romney

Growing up, I was always creatively inclined, and when YouTube came about, it was like getting the perfect platform to showcase what I wanted. Personally, I was going through a dark phase in my life, and I decided to make videos and basically go by the adage, 'If you want to cheer up yourself, go cheer up someone else.' — Lilly Singh

Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm. — Veronica Roth

If we really want to have authentic connections with others, then we need to talk about two kinds of psychological baggage we tend to carry around, which make us completely self-conscious about our capacity to connect with people: (1) guilt about how we've let others down, and (2) resentment about being let down by others in the past. — Kelsey Crowe

Non-engagement or retreat can turn certain defeat into victory. — Bryant McGill

When I finally retire, I just want to go away so no one has to listen to me. — Steve Martin

As for relationships, I know nothing. I'm an idiot; I can't get it right. — Elle King