Rimbun 2 Quotes & Sayings

Humanity is not common in its views. — Mitt Romney

She had thought the chewing and digesting were meant literally and wondered, horrified, why Mo had hung on his workshop door the words of someone who vandalized books. — Cornelia Funke

If anyone should have a reason to not be afraid, to move beyond the expectations of culture, that is kind of the whole message of Christianity. — Michael Gungor

Cheerfulness is a very great help in fostering the virtue of charity. Cheerfulness itself is a virtue. — Lawrence G. Lovasik

The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse to be perceived as mere objects of pleasure. — Pope Benedict XVI

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory. — Miguel De Unamuno

If you compulsively pun you are called a paronomasiac. — Tim Vine

Not wise, perhaps, to be rude to the Pope's favorite son, but my viper tongue still required a fool now and then on which to exercise its edges, and Juan Borgia served admirably in place of drunken innkeepers and tavern cheats. — Kate Quinn

He looks at the glass, almost ritualistically, then drains it, and thinks: not drinking would be so much easier if it wasn't so delicious. — David Nicholls

His name was Ed. His nickname was Scrambled Ed. On leaving school he had taken a year out to decide what he wanted to study at University. The year passed and he still hadn't decided but went to University anyway.

'Academic' is defined as 'of, or relating to, institutionalized education and scholarship'. The same word, at the same time, also means 'having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging or theoretical'.
The latter definition seemed the most appropriate for Ed's university career which was a mash up of drinking, diving, surfing, kayaking and having his heart-broken. All washed down with a few pints.
After three years of that he was awarded a second class joint honours degree which he put in the recycling bin and went in search of something that would make him feel better. — Matt Padwick

The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness. — James Gates Percival

People usually do something to have someone come after them. — Carrie Arcos