Poprosi U Quotes & Sayings

She made only one educational stipulation: religious instruction. Unlike Aziz, who was racked by ambiguity, she had remained devout. 'You have your Hummingbird,' she told him, 'but I, whatsitsname, have the Call of God. A better noise, whatsitsname, than that man's hum.' It was one of her rare political comments ... and then the day arrived when Aziz threw out the religious tutor. — Salman Rushdie

Concentrate on the text for the moment: the other parts will fall into place in time. — Matthew Johnson

No one can break me down. I know my worth and its a beautiful thing. — Iggy Azalea

The word "story" is short for the word "history." They both have the same root and fundamentally mean the same thing. A story is a narrative on an event or series of events, just like history. — James M. Kouzes

I would have liked to have been a professor of sociology. — Ron Moody

I project a definite innocence. A lot of that is just the way I grew up. — River Phoenix

A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible. — Robert E.Lee

Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again. — David D. Burns

I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax. — Elon Musk

With giant sites like Facebook and MySpace becoming as generic as Yahoo and AOL of old, more and more sites will be looking for an edge by drilling down deeply to serve a highly targeted audience. — Kara Swisher

I'm all for past influences; the question is whether they are deterministic. Freud and the behaviorists argue that what we are at any given moment is billiard balls whose past determines our future course. That doesn't take into account that we are forever generating internal representations of positive futures and choosing among them. — Martin Seligman

Basically there are no stars anymore. The audience is the star. — Billy Bob Thornton

Those interested in celestial navigation are advised to first obtain a rudimentary knowledge of integral calculus, phlebotomy, astral physics and related subjects. The use of liquor is strictly forbidden on interplanetary flights. — Henry Miller

Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than external advantages in some other career where the impulse to make use of them remains weak or non-existent. The work that one enjoys is the greatest source of happiness and vitality in life. — Vera Brittain

Everything has already begun before, the first line of the first page of every novel refers to something that has already happened outside the book. — Italo Calvino