Queneau Poem Quotes & Sayings

You can see clearly in sacred moment of light. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line. — Alan Rickman

It's not as if any of us wants to live like this, any more than any one person wants to be part of a traffic jam or stadium trampling or the hierarchy of cruelty in high school; it's something we collectively force one another to do. — Tim Kreider

Government by idea tends to take in everything, to make the whole of society obedient to the idea. Spaces not so governed are unconquered, beyond the border, unconverted, a future danger. — Lord Acton

It arrived only a few days ago and is still a novelty. Had it been present for longer, Caroline likely would have chosen a different dare, but the circus is currently the talk of the town, and Caroline likes to keep her dares en vogue. — Erin Morgenstern

Churches start looking for bodies to fill slots rather than spiritually alive saints to assume responsibility. — Neil T. Anderson

When I was a child, I enjoyed thinking about the future, and especially
loved to imagine flying around in one of those cool bubble cars I'd seen
on The Jetsons cartoons. Here we are, fifty years later, and we have the same
gas- and oil-guzzling motor vehicles, the same basic planes, the same trains,
the same utility companies to monitor and charge for our electricity, gas, and
water usage. Jimmy Carter talked a lot about new sources of energy back in
the 1970s. So did some of the hippies. And yet, decades later, there has been
little progression on this front. — Donald Jeffries

Understand the anatomy of fear. It is your own creation. Most of the things we are afraid of never even happen. So why let your fears own your life? — Robin S. Sharma

Rigor pushed too far is sure to miss its aim, however good, as the bow snaps that is bent too stiffly. — Friedrich Schiller

The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own. — Thomas A Kempis

We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices. — Benjamin Carson