Quondam Latin Quotes & Sayings

There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception. There is the event itself and the story we tell ourselves about what it means. — Ryan Holiday

What then was this hope, if you know?' Finrod asked.
'They say,' answered Andreth: 'they say that the One will himself enter into Arda, and heal Men and all the Marring from the beginning to the end. — J.R.R. Tolkien

by anonymous accusations of infidelity?" I said. Susan smiled. "Fancy talk for a guy with an eighteen-inch neck," she said. "I been bopping a shrink," I said. — Robert B. Parker

There is no truer truth obtainable by Man than comes of music — Robert Browning

And if we do not stand now, then when will a stand be taken against evil? — Bodie Thoene

It's been amazing, the number of commercials that I've done, starting back in 1968. It must be 8,000. — Casey Kasem

Pliny suggested that the ostrich, then newly discovered, was the result of a cross between a giraffe and a gnat. (It would, I suppose, have to be a female giraffe and a male gnat.) In practice there must be many such crosses which have not been
attempted because of a certain understandable lack of motivation. — Carl Sagan

The ultimate check against government tyranny is an informed electorate who will elect people who believe in limited government. I don't want to embrace the idea we want people to take to the streets with guns. I want people to go to the voting booth and check an out of control government by electing conservatives. — Lindsey Graham

The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college. — Alan Dershowitz

Oh, no, no, no," I repeated, shaking my head. The room started to spin, and I couldn't hold my head up any longer. I collapsed back against the pillow. That's when I saw his silhouette at the door. "I'm not supposed to be here," I cried. "I'm not supposed to be in yesterday. — Rebecca Donovan

When you spend your life in a creative mode all the time mindless leaf blowing can be a welcome break. — Art Wolfe