Respiramos Quotes & Sayings

The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy. — Jim Holt

Now I'd like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life! — Alexandre Dumas

To most people, Hans Hubermann was barely visible. An un-special person. Certainly, his painting skills were excellent. His musical ability was better than average. Somehow, though, and I'm sure you've met people like this, he was able to appear as merely part of the background, even if he was standing at the front of a line. He was always just there. Not noticeable. — Markus Zusak

An individual's perception is their reality colored in the shades they desire
not necessarily the color that it is. — Terry A. O'Neal

Dare to let your dreams reach beyond you. — Maya Angelou

The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group. — Andrea Bocelli

You give the shirt off your back, no questions asked, and you stand alone at the cavernous mouth of your suburban closet -
your entire life spent wondering
where your clothes went. — Kris Kidd

When the old king saw this he foamed with rage, stared wildly about, flung himself on the ground and died. — Andrew Lang

We're connected, as women. It's like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there's trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we're just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don't help each other, who will? — Sarah Addison Allen

Our shouting is louder than our actions,
Our swords are taller than us,
This is our tragedy.
In short
We wear the cape of civilisation
But our souls live in the stone age — Nizar Qabbani

The costliest myth of our time has been the myth of the Communist monolith. — Barbara Tuchman

I see the rainbow in the sky, the dew upon the grass; I see them, and I ask not why they glimmer or they pass. With folded arms I linger not to call them back; 'twere vain: In this, or in some other spot, I know they'll shine again. — Walter Savage Landor