Pynchon Wiki Quotes & Sayings

There are none so superstitious as the educated, for often they see in their own time - as an article of faith unsubstantiated by experience - the final end of human progress. — Charles A. Coulombe

They make computers for the special eddies?" "It talks? Mine doesn't do that." "You don't need yours to talk!" "It sounds weird." "So do you. — Sharon M. Draper

A demon, if you prefer the term; although to be honest, the difference between god and a demon is really only a matter of perspective. — Joanne Harris

What is the secret to great living? Entire separation to Christ and devotion to Him. Thus speaks every man and woman whose life has made more than a passing flicker in the spiritual realm. It is the life that has no time for trifling that counts. — Amy Carmichael

In every company which I have done strategic planning, the number-one value people choose is always integrity. The second values may be quality of products and services, caring about people, excellent customer service, profitability , innovation, entrepreneurship, and others. But integrity always comes first. — Brian Tracy

Whatever we cultivate in times of ease, we gather as strength for times of change. — Jack Kornfield

I find my own happiness in life...other people are not necessary. — Natalie De Clare

I always say that, if you have great actors and great storytelling and great monsters, and you mix them together, nine times out of 10, it explodes in your face. — Gregory Nicotero

The players make the manager, it's never the other way. — Sparky Anderson

We piled into the back of his big red Sun-Times truck: Robertson, McHugh, a bagpipe player, assorted other regulars, and Good Sydney Harris. Good Sydney Harris was a Spanish Civil War veteran, not to be confused with the Bad Sydney Harris, the Daily News columnist. Good Sydney had fallen into conversation with a dominatrix named Jake, who joined us. — Roger Ebert

No one criticizes someone he believes beneath him. Therefore, change your outlook about your critics. They really believe that you matter. — Assegid Habtewold

Madness, and then illumination. — Orson Scott Card

These kinds of mini-enterprises...prolonged the precious, Elysian period of childhood in a way I did not see in the US, where kids started hanging out at the mall and acted like teeny boppers from age 9 or 10. — Euny Hong