Phi 445 Quotes & Sayings

To die from 'a draining away of one's strength caused by extreme old age' was in Montaigne's day a 'rare, singular and extraordinary death.' Nowadays we assume it as our right. — Julian Barnes

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in. — Jasmine Guinness

Rem: The way to kill a shinigami is to make them fall in love with a human.
Misa: What a wonderful way to kill. — Tsugumi Ohba

I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe. — Richard Gere

was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit* before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first — Anonymous

What's working, and how can we do more of it?" Sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet, in the real world, this obvious question is almost never asked. Instead, the question we ask is more problem focused: "What's broken, and how do we fix it? — Chip Heath

We're worse off than Freud thought, because many actions proceed without our knowing anything about them. — Robert E. Ornstein

The Hamilton family was a bunch of hugging folks — J. Lynn

If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed,
counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in this life truly will
give him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one. — Lin Yutang

If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been? — Carl Sagan

Almost everyone nowadays is on the wrong track in their pursuit of
happiness. They think a great deal about having and receiving, about
outward show and success and being served by others. That is what most
people call fulfillment.
True fulfillment, though, lies in giving and serving. — Paulo Coelho

Every poem can be considered in two ways
as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes. — C.S. Lewis

One can disintegrate the world by means of very strong light. For weak eyes the world becomes solid, for still weaker eyes it seems to develop fists, for eyes weaker still it becomes shamefaced and smashes anyone who dares to gaze upon it. — Franz Kafka