Profligate Def Quotes & Sayings

God has no religion. — Mahatma Gandhi

Preserving freedom of speech maximizes the chance of truth emerging from its collision with error and half-truth. — Nigel Warburton

I understand, now, that your own identity, your past, has nothing to do with the way others see you. Being a hero isn't about someone else's definition. Not Abigail's and not Constance's. Not the Post's. Not even Claire's. Being a hero is about one thing: the way you see yourself. — Rebecca Serle

Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things. — Russell Simmons

I doubt I'll ever pay someone to do a remix again, because there's some amazing stuff just coming out of bedrooms. — Trent Reznor

What is love? I have asked this question countless times, and the best answer I can get is that it's a "feeling that we feel when we feel a feeling." That's not much of a definition, is it? Love is hard to define. We feel it, but we can't define it. Sometimes we find it hard to express it in words. — Cleveland McLeish

Unfortunately, we spend more time teaching our daughters how to avoid becoming rape victims than teaching our sons not to become rapists. — Amir Clayton Powell

Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. — Samuel Ullman

It's not fair to say that Congress spends money like a drunk sailor. At least the sailor is spending his own money! — Ronald Reagan

Tell me the manner in which a patient commits suicide and I'll tell you how he can be cured — Luke Rhinehart

I wished that I had some other guardian of minor abilities. — Charles Dickens

Sleep well in my arms tonight, love, but know that we must come to an understanding of sorts--for I be a full-blooded male as this fire in my loins doth remind me--and unfortunately, not the saint ye so obviously would have me! — Virginia Aird

What we initially conceived as a fairly simple geologic experiment on Mars ultimately turned into humanity's first real overland expedition across another planet. Spirit explored just as we would have, seeing a distant hill, climbing it, and showing us the vista from the summit. And she did it in a way that allowed everyone on Earth to be part of the adventure. — Steve Squyres

It seemed impossible that a scrappy book like 'Goon Squad' could win an award like that. It's such an iconic honor. I think what the Pulitzer means to me is that I'll need to work very, very hard to try to live up to it. — Jennifer Egan

Echo continued to tap her finger to her chin and created more dots on her face while she stared at the canvas. The intensity of her stare shocked me.
The art teacher stacked the bowls and walked toward the door. "She's in the zone. Good luck getting her attention. Do me a favor. If she ends up painting her whole face, grab my camera from my desk and take a picture. I'll add it to my collection." She gazed at Echo and smiled. "I'll title that one Smurf. Nice tats, by the way." — Katie McGarry