Professori Quotes & Sayings

Before Columbus, all previous adventurers sailed close to the shore, within sight of land. That was the accepted way to sail. Columbus dared to be different. He refused to do what all others had done. He took a risk: he sailed perpendicular to the shore - straight out to sea. And because he let go of the known and had the bravery to sail out into the unknown, he became one of our greatest heroes. — Robin S. Sharma

It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import. — Bram Stoker

For life is practically a battle. To all intents and purposes a battle. Except for a few lucky fellows who can read books, and so avoid the realities. — E. M. Forster

Very few cinematographers, other than the Europeans, know how to light women like they used to in the old days. — Jennifer O'Neill

The knife is the balance point for survival in the bush. Without it, you have to stay on the move. With it, you create the opportunity to rest. — Mors Kochanski

While change is not always growth, growth is always rooted in change. — R.A. Salvatore

Clytius snarled, turning back and forth as if he couldn't decide which of them to kill first. Wait! Hold still! No! Ouch! — Rick Riordan

Coming from New York, you're kind of indoctrinated with anti-L.A. sentiment, but California is just a really dope state. — Jesse Williams

I think at a place like Harvard, our experience, I was involved with, at various stages, in trying to implement a new general education curriculum, our experience was that Harvard's all about specialization, that's not just true of the professori, it's also true of a lot of the undergraduates, too, and they come, they kind of know what they want to do, they select it because they have a strong aptitude for something in particular. — Louis Menand

Everything that thou reprovest in another, thou must most carefully avoid in thyself.
[Lat., Omnia quae vindicaris in altero, tibi ipsi vehementer fugienda sunt.] — Marcus Tullius Cicero