Proffers Thesaurus Quotes & Sayings

I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days. — Kabir Bedi

I often want to go to the movies and see something that transports you beyond the infinite. — Jonathan Nolan

But I was immobilized - less by another's static imposition than by my own static will. For the enemy had in thrall my power to choose, which he had used to make a chain for binding me. From bad choices an urge arises; and the urge, yielded to, becomes a compulsion; and the compulsion, unresisted, becomes a slavery - each link in this process connected with the others, which is why I call it a chain - and that chain had a tyrannical grip around me. The new will I felt stirring in me, a will to 'give you free worship' and enjoy what I yearned for, my God, my only reliable happiness, could not break away from the will made strong by long dominance. Two wills were mine, old and new, of the flesh, of the spirit, each warring on the other, and between their dissonances was my soul disintegrating. — Augustine Of Hippo

Why so? one would think at such a time you would most exult in your privilege of being able to imitate the various brilliant and delightful touches of nature. — Anne Bronte

When I decided to go to a country that subsidized music, I went to the Soviet Union for two years. — Alex North

As a tender and loving friend is grieved at the unkindness of his friend ... so is it with this tender and loving Spirit, who hath chosen our hearts for a habitation to dwell in. — John Owen

My view on writers? We all have the same shovels, but never dig in the same places or to the exact same depth — Carl Henegan

A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation. — Robert Louis Stevenson

The best magic always results from ecstasies of logic. — Alban Berg

I would say that an easterner's first grunion hunt is also his first step in becoming what all of us sooner or later become here: beachcombers of some sort. — Max Miller

Bill Murray I always liked. I'm not as good as him, but there's a quality in him that I like. And then there's DeNiro, I'll never be that. — David Spade

Trust is built in many ways: by creating opportunities to share something of our lives and feelings, by encouraging people to argue passionately for their ideas and positions while still respecting their opponents' right to differ, by meeting responsibilities and building a track record of dependability, and by sharing risks together. — Juliana Birnbaum Fox