Pilastra Quotes & Sayings

I think it's evident that expensive neighborhoods in Seattle are surrounded by natural beauty. That elevates city life. So if we can make cities more attractive in the long run, we can be smarter about issues like development, zoning and economics. — Stone Gossard

Formal art is essentially rational. — Sol LeWitt

Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will. — Frederick William Robertson

The dream and the film are the juxtaposition of images in order to answer a question. — David Mamet

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf. — Albert Schweitzer

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment. — Pope John Paul II

A blooming flower pleads,
oh thee! Look at me,
to see the beauty,
Kiss me like a bee,
To feel the bliss,
To taste the nectar of life
And just to feel and be.
Kiss me like a wave kisses the shore
In an endless dancing sea,
again and again, just to be. — Debasish Mridha

I was merely endeavoring to indicate that if we do not grab events by the collar they will have us by the throat.
-Lord Vetinari — Terry Pratchett

The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important. — Dale Carnegie

I have always been a learner because I knew nothing. — Sidney Poitier

Hello, little girl," he said, which was only his first big mistake. "I'm sure you want to know all about hedgehogs, eh?"
"I did this one last year," said Tiffany.
The man looked closer, and his grin faded. "Oh, yes," he said. "I remember. You asked all those ... little questions."
"I would like a question answered today," said Tiffany.
"Provided it's not one about how you get baby hedgehogs," said the man.
"No," said Tiffany patiently. "It's about zoology."
"Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it."
"No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite small. — Terry Pratchett

All forms of collectivism are mistaken, according to the human skull. — T.H. White