Profunzimea Quotes & Sayings

Let's forget the past and keep in mind the future, but enjoy the present moment. — Debasish Mridha

But the works of man are impotent against the assaults of nature ... — Edward Gibbon

That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand round the corner of nonsense. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

How many deaths will it take 'till we know that too many people have died? — Bob Dylan

The first time I've actually filmed in London, the locations we've all had have been real inner city, grimy urban places which has been great. Filming here, you've got everything on your doorstep, so when you've got time off, you can go into town, so I've really enjoyed it. — Jonas Armstrong

Even if we were mated, I have my own name and I made my own rep. I don't think the term 'mate' should trump everything I've done. I've earned more than that." Jim — Ilona Andrews

I am a huge fan of big cotton underpants; they're comfortable. I wear them every day. — Gisele Bundchen

This world is nothing. It is at best only a hideous caricature, a shadow of the Real. We must go to the Real. Renunciation will take us to It. Renunciation is the very basis of our true life; every moment of goodness and real life that we enjoy is when we do not think of ourselves. — Swami Vivekananda

The Indian diaspora is a wonderful place to write from, and I am lucky to be part of it. — Kiran Desai

People keep asking what I do for a living and I keep saying that I don't believe in making a living. That it's a concept that has been twisted. I tell them I believe in making a life and money is a distracting object if there's anything left at the end of the day and I just want to go on well. Make it through the day. So I smile and raise my glass and they laugh and take my hand, saying "here's to the youth", pointing at me. And I might just be young
and naive
for I still believe in the freedom of choice
of how to spend your life.
So they toast to the youth, who still think she's free,
and that's all fine by me. — Charlotte Eriksson

There is a big difference between manslaughter and first-degree murder. — Laura Hall

One time he was asked if he believed in an afterlife. After a moment's hesitation he said no, that he thought there was only "some kind of velvety cool blackness," adding then: "Of course, I admit I may be wrong. It is conceivable that I might well be reborn as a Chinese coolie. In such case I should lodge a protest." — Winston Churchill