Psammead Trilogy Quotes & Sayings

Habits of action cultivated early in life lay the foundation for unique skill sets able to carve a path beyond the mundane and into the relevant. — Marian Deegan

I hesitate, then put my other hand on top of his. We're partners. Always have been, even when I hate him, when he's a thousand miles away, when he loves my sister ... even when it'd be easier to go it alone for good. — Jackson Pearce

Instead of taking five or six of the prescriptions, I decided to go a natural route and smoke marijuana. — Melissa Etheridge

The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down. — Leon Foucault

There was good reason why Cleopatra's subjects viewed time as a coil of endless repetitions. — Stacy Schiff

Every storm has a beginning, every storm has a perfect moment of bliss and every storm has a destructive end. — Len Webster

In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people. — Linus Torvalds

Responsibility has become the fundamental imperative in modern civilization, and it should be an unavoidable criterion to assess and evaluate human actions, including, in a special way, development activities. — Hans Jonas

Ministers who threaten death and destruction employ weapons of weakness. Argument and kindness are alone effectual, flavored by the principles of Divine love. — Hosea Ballou

In the end the most important thing to me is that I've raised three kids. I know that'll be the most important accomplishment of my life and it is the most easily obtainable, because all you have to do is pay attention. It is hard work and most people don't realize that's the real gift they are getting in terms of goals and success and accomplishments. — George Lucas

There is not on the face of the earth-after the Book of Allah - a book which is more sahih than the book of Malik. — Al-Shafi'i