Pokiam Quotes & Sayings

I'd rather be moved by something, than impressed by something. — Nate Ruess

Let me tell you that a girl of eleven is capable of far more than is dreamt of in most universes... — Alison McGhee

Colors are the deeds/ and sufferings of light. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Writing is not about self-expression; it is about putting words on paper. — Gordon Lish

By striving so mightily to accomplish specific goals on behalf of one segment of humanity, she [Toni Morrison] went beyond them to create literary wonders capable of enriching the lives of not just her own people, but of all people. — Aberjhani

My goal was not to have huge luxuries. As a child, I wanted a house with a garden, which I have today. This is what I dreamed of. I'd never worry about age if I knew I could go on being loved and having the possibility to love ... So it isn't age or even death that one fears, as much as loneliness and the lack of affection. — Audrey Hepburn

The choice we make at the fork in the road can define our very existence. - Lord Deryn Mercant (Circa 1506) — Nalini Singh

It's kind of strange to be a free soloist when you know so much about flying, because I'm playing two opposite games, or practicing two polar opposite arts. One is the art of not falling. The other one is flying. With both those things spinning in my mind, there's a lot to process and it's pretty mind-boggling. — Dean Potter

I always assign auditors to strictly supervise the businesses. — Robert Budi Hartono

Terrorism has made our world an integrated community in a new and frightening way. Not merely the activities of our neighbors, but those of the inhabitants of the most remote mountain valleys of the farthest-flung countries of our planet, have become our business. We need to extend the reach of the criminal law there and to have the means to bring terrorists to justice without declaring war on an entire country in order to do it. For this we need a sound global system of criminal justice, so justice does not become the victim of national differences of opinion. We also need, though it will be far more difficult to achieve, a sense that we really are one community, that we are people who recognize not only the force of prohibitions against killing each other but also the pull of obligations to assist one another. This may not stop religious fanatics from carrying out suicide missions, but it will help to isolate them and reduce their support. — Peter Singer

Guard your light and protect it. Move it forward into the world and be fully confident that if we connect light to light to light, and join the lights together of the one billion young people in our world today, we will be enough to set our whole planet aglow. — Hafsat Abiola

I'm aware the fans in the U.S. can be less forgiving ... I'll just have to do my best to please them. — Hideki Matsui