Prafulla Devi Quotes & Sayings

Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape. — C.S. Lewis

The more abstract is form, the more clear and direct its appeal. — Wassily Kandinsky

New York city, the incomparable, the brilliant star city of cities, the forty-ninth state, a law unto itself, the Cyclopean Paradox, the inferno with no-out-of bounds, the supreme expression of both the miseries and the splendors of contemporary civilization, the Macedonia of the United States. It meets the most severe test that may be applied to definition of a metropolis - it stays up all night. But also it becomes a small town when it rains. — John Gunther

Yes, I called him mine. He'd put his mouth on my vagina, and I was a feeling a little territorial about the whole thing. Sue me. — Elizabeth Brown

I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the properties of its solutions, without actually solving it. — Paul Dirac

The only certain way to forge new understanding it to carry out investigations for oneself. — Jane Borodale

I think people are sick and tired of bailouts, domestically and internationally. — Leonard Lance

All humans possess a built-in motivation to stay away from people with low or negative social value. In contrast, we may vastly improve our chances for survival and replication if we proactively seek out and form partnerships, both sexual and nonsexual, with those who offer us a high survival-and-replication value ... we are hardwired to seek alignment with them.
We may draw value from other people by influencing them to help us, but in a fair exchange, we must work to improve their chances as well. If one were to take too much from the other person, he or she would lower the other's chances of survival and replication. — Mystery

The wind blows on us all, but it's how you set your ssail that makes the difference. — Jim Rohn

Some PhD physicists write software or work for hedge funds, but physics still has a problem with having very smart people but not enough opportunities. — Stuart J. Russell

So many people glorify and romanticize 'busy.' I do not. I value purpose. I believe in resting in reason and moving in passion. If you're always busy/moving, you will miss important details. I like the mountain. Still, but when it moves, lands shift and earth quakes. — Joseph Cook

But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That's what was great about them. They tried. Not many do. — Jon Krakauer

Abstinence, being faithful and correct and consistent condom use are the only ways to successfully reach everyone when discussing HIV prevention. I believe that the abstinence message alone does not solve the AIDS epidemic. — Ashley Judd