Quasiment French Quotes & Sayings

The awkwardness of getting reward in a well-off society is that the creation of appetite often requires undoing the work of satisfying appetite. — George Ainslie

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. — Helen Keller

Judge [Samuel] Alito enjoys the support and respect of the people who work with him, practice with him and, therefore, know him best. — Chuck Grassley

It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning. — Elliott Smith

By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better & prepare for a better future. — Nhat Hanh

The artist has to transcend a subject, or he loses the battle. The subject wins. — Fritz Scholder

Because wanton or venal lips has murmured the same words to him, he only half believed in the sincerity of those he was hearing now; to a large extent they should be disregarded, he believed, because such exaggerated language must surely mask commonplace feelings: as if the soul in its fullness did not sometimes overflow into the most barren metaphors, since no one can ever tell the precise measures of his own needs, of his own ideas, of his own pain, and human language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, when what we long to do is make music that will move the stars to pity. — Gustave Flaubert

We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling. — Neil LaBute

We knew you were hurting," Gelert said. "But sometimes - that idiom about being there for somebody, actually just means to be there. Doing anything, saying anything, sometimes you know it'll hurt them worse than just being quiet, and being close. — Diane Duane

Anything to do with the Maddoxes is never boring. — Jamie McGuire

One of the biggest contradictions in self-proclaimed open-mindedness is to say that we're all one but when a true bigot comes around tell him we're all different. It's usually the case that neither side is correct. One might have the right to do something, anything, but sure enough, that doesn't mean it's right and a benefit to other people. — Criss Jami

Scenery is fine -but human nature is finer — John Keats

We are each other's reference point at our turning points. — Elizabeth Fishel

Night gives a black look to everything, whatever it may be. — Arthur Schopenhauer

The best fruits are plucked for each by some hand that is not his own. — C.S. Lewis