Pierre Troubetzkoy Quotes & Sayings

This Sarah Palin phenomenon is very curious. I think somebody watching us from Mars - they would think the country has gone insane. — Noam Chomsky

Germans make nice cars. — Jason Behr

Young Sam looked solemn for a moment and then said, I think I'll let Mr. Whistle do the being scared and then it won't bother me. — Terry Pratchett

In one sense what may pass between the pope and myself may be trivialities. In another sense the fact of talking trivialities is itself a portent of great significance. But the pleasantries which we exchange may, as one church leader said, be pleasantries about profundities. — Geoffrey Fisher

She was the right girl at the right time. She had only a small repertory of Child ballads, never trained her pure soprano and annoyed some purists because she was indifferent to the origins of her material and sang everything 'sad'. — Joan Didion

Every man has the basis of good. Not only human beings, you can find it among animals and insects, for instance, when we treat a dog or horse lovingly. — Dalai Lama

We stepped back and looked at the king of the gods, slumped in his chair snoring, and cradling his crook like a teddy bear. I placed the war flail across his lap, hoping it might make a difference - maybe complete his powers or something. No such luck.
"Sick weasels," Ra muttered.
"Behold," Sadie said bitterly. "the glorious Ra. — Rick Riordan

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. — Albert Camus

The Dilbert Principle: People are idiots. — Scott Adams

You can call me a fat, balding, talentless old queen who can't sing, but you can't tell lies about me. — Elton John

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible. — Maimonides

A dead look in her eye, a thin grimace to her lips, a sick pallor to her skin that spoke of despair — Melina Marchetta

If you want to change your life in the fastest way possible, trade your expectations of others for appreciation. — Tony Robbins

Millions of people have decided not to be sensitive. They have grown thick skins around themselves just to avoid being hurt by anybody. But it is at great cost. Nobody can hurt them, but nobody can make them happy either. — Rajneesh