Precursory Synonym Quotes & Sayings

There's nothing gained in lamenting what never was. — Peter V. Brett

Never do anything yourself that others can do for you. — Agatha Christie

Wonderingly, I lift my long, flowing sleeves into the air, and that's when I see myself on the television screen. Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings. Because Cinna has turned me into a mockingjay. — Suzanne Collins

Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful. — Ice Cube

I was walking along the bank of a stream when I saw a mother otter with her cubs, a very endearing sight, I'm sure you'll agree. And even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued and dragged onto a half submerged log. As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and I remember to this day the sweet pinkness of its roes as they spilled out, much to the delight of the baby otters, who scrambled over themselves to feed on the delicacy. One of nature's wonders, gentlemen. Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that is when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior. — Terry Pratchett

I close my eyes, wondering whether we are ever truly blindsided by misfortune. Or, somehow, somewhere, in the form of empathy or worry or a premonition deep within ourselves, do we feel it coming? — Emily Giffin

Life is a wince-a-thon. — Frank Portman

It was con; my mind was blank; I only wanted a halfpint of Grandad and six or seven tall cool beers ... — Charles Bukowski

Trust that you can get back up and not give in. Ever. — Patrick Willis

Sometimes the loveliest places harbor the worst monsters. — Mindy McGinnis

You are not going to 'go forth.' You are going to take that damn hat off and you're going to get a job. — Bill Cosby

Earth is but one country and mankind is it's citizens. — Baha'u'llah

What is not yet done is only what we have not yet attempted to do. — Alexis De Tocqueville

We, the vulnerable, have to wear costumes in order to feel safe, or to feel less unsafe. — Garnette Cadogan