Placa Video Quotes & Sayings

When I lost my friends, it was because I had used the power of giving on them recklessly. I swept into their lives with my big fat checkbook, and I erased years of obstacles for them overnight - but sometimes, in the process, I also accidentally erased years of dignity. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown under proper education. — Auguste Comte

All over India policemen were arresting people, all opposition leaders except members of the pro-Moscow Communists, and also schoolteachers lawyers poets newspapermen trade-unionists, in fact anyone who had ever made the mistake of sneezing during the Madam's speeches, — Salman Rushdie

Genius ... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one. — Ezra Pound

A good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting is to have a conversation. — Lemony Snicket

A successful man has the following qualities: A smile that doesn't die; patience; fearless mind; love; self- confidence; love for everybody. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A fool is very dangerous when in power. — Denis Fonvizin

The internet has taken away a lot of personalization. A lot of people are writing articles and talking about being able to social network and making these connections but I don't think anything will replace the human connection making an actual conversation to somebody face to face. — Steve Mahoney

As the wind howled on, and the sea leaped, and the ship groaned and dived, and yet steadfastedly shot her red hell further and further into the blackness of the sea and the night, and scornfully champed the white bone in her mouth, and viciously spat round her on all sides; then the rushing Pequod, freighted with savages, and laden with fire, and burning a corpse, and plunging into that blackness of darkness seemed the material counterpart of her monomaniac commander's soul. — Herman Melville

It's like this for all of us initially. We can contact our inner strength, our natural openness, for short periods before getting swept away. And this is excellent, heroic, a huge step in interrupting and weakening our ancient habits. If we keep a sense of humor and stay with it for the long haul, the ability to be present just naturally evolves. Gradually we lose our appetite for biting the hook. We lose our appetite for aggression. If — Pema Chodron

My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death. — Laila Ali

You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system. — George Osborne

Those who stop being better stop being good. — Oliver Cromwell