Quartetto Quotes & Sayings

People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food. — Wendell Berry

De Chardin said, Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We would like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet, it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability - and that it may take a very long time. Above all, trust in the slow work of God, our loving vine-dresser. — Shane Claiborne

You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that era where grades were out the window. But I did very well in school. I didn't really study the arts; I practiced the arts. — Julie Taymor

When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it. — Doug Liman

Intellectually, Ridcully maintained his position for two reasons. One was that he never, ever, changed his mind about anything. The other was that it took him several minutes to understand any new idea put to him, and this is a very valuable trait in a leader, because anything anyone is still trying to explain to you after two minutes is probably important and anything they give up after a mere minute or so is almost certainly something they shouldn't have been bothering you with in the first place. — Terry Pratchett

After three rings the machine picked up. Win's annoyingly superior accent said, "Hang up without leaving a message and die." Beep. Myron shook his head, smiled, and, as always, left a message. He — Harlan Coben

When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love. — Martin Luther King Jr.

A person is a person because s/he recognizes others as persons. — Desmond Tutu

Don't feel useless. Even a spoilt clock is right twice a day. — Unknown

[Partly as a consequence of male authority] prestige value always attaches to the activities of men. — Margaret Mead

I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals ... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training. — Jim Palmer

Starving artist: starving for affection, starving for attention — Jessica-Lynn Barbour

She thinks petting me is an honor. This is an unexpected position to take for a goddess of slaughter, but I applaud her defiance of convention. — Kevin Hearne

THE SKY IS MORE IMPERSONAL than the sea. — Tom Robbins

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way. — Alex Kapranos