Pristinely Ungifted Quotes & Sayings

The paradox of life lies exactly in this: its resources are finite, but it itself is endless. Such a contradictory state of affairs is feasible only because the resources accessible to life can be used over and over again. — I.I. Gitelson

We are born with our eyes closed and our mouths open, and we spend
our whole lives trying to reverse that mistake of nature. — Dale E. Turner

When it waynes, it pours. — Lil' Wayne

When you're out in the wilderness and get back to base camp only to discover sleeping bag turndown service ... .that's no chocolate on the pillow — Josh Stern

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands. — Bob Feller

Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of compassion wrinkles the heart. — Lynda Cheldelin Fell

I worked initially in very low-budget independent films that I often wrote. My early work was all written by myself, and then I adapted 'Tsotsi,' so I was used to the writing process being, in a way, integral to my directing. I felt it really prepared me. — Gavin Hood

Genius is that which forces the inertia of humanity to learn. — Henri Bergson

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it. — Barbara Pym

Deleting 200 spams a day is a drag. And I was checking my email constantly, rather than getting on with my real work, which is reading and writing. Email was becoming a distraction, a burden rather than a liberation. — Tom Hodgkinson