Rickis Quotes & Sayings

Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will. — St. Catherine Of Siena

That "relationship" was a perfect example of Callie convincing herself of something that didn't really exist. She'd believed in unicorns until she was eleven, despite all evidence to the contrary, simply because she'd wanted to. — Cecily Von Ziegesar

Punctuality," said Monte Cristo, "is the politeness of kings, according to one of your sovereigns, I think; but it is not the same with travellers. However, I hope you will excuse the two or three seconds I am behindhand; five hundred leagues are not to be accomplished without some trouble, and especially in France, where, it seems, it is forbidden to beat the postilions. — Alexandre Dumas

So are you here alone or is there someone looking daggers at my back right now, ready to challenge me to a duel? — Somi Ekhasomhi

Reasoning is the mental tool that use to think with — Bob Proctor

For an adventurous life, seek not security. Dance with uncertainty to create magnificence and beauty. — Debasish Mridha

The role of a librarian is to make sense of the world of information. If that's not a qualification for superhero-dom, what is? — Nancy Pearl

Some actors seek parts similar to their personalities. But, I prefer undergoing a metamorphosis that depends on the role . — Ben Gazzara

Feo wished she could explain - that the beauty of the world is itself a kind of company, and they lived in one of the most beautiful spots in the world. 'You can make the snow a kind of friend, if you know how. — Katherine Rundell

But hope seduces like a silver tongue, double-edged like a dagger that cuts both ways. — Charlie Fletcher

No one is born with a talent. Talent is something we create on our own with practice and dedication. — Airicka Phoenix

The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues. — Sylvia Poggioli

For Rat Kiley, I think, facts were formed by sensation, not the other way around, and when you listened to one of his stories, you'd find yourself performing rapid calculations in your head, subtracting superlatives, figuring the square root of an absolute and then multiplying by maybe. — Tim O'Brien

I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets. — Christopher Buckley