Ruantoy Quotes & Sayings

Had the Neanderthals survived, would we still imagine ourselves to be a creature apart? Perhaps this is exactly why our ancestors wiped out the Neanderthals. They were too familiar to ignore, but too different to tolerate. — Yuval Noah Harari

There is satisfaction in seeing one's household prosper; in being both bountiful and provident. — Phyllis McGinley

All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism. — Eleanor Roosevelt

I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering, which is not the opposite of forgetting, but rather its lining. We do not remember. We rewrite memory much as history is rewritten. How can one remember thirst? — Chris Marker

I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed. — Andy Warhol

There is no creature loves me;
And if I die, no soul will pity me. — William Shakespeare

There is a saying in the Middle East that goes something like this: "My grandfather rode a camel, my father drove a car, I travel on a jet, and my grandchild will ride a camel." Not necessarily. The deserts of the Middle East and North Africa have more solar potential per square inch than any other region in the world - more energy potential, in fact, than all of the oil ever extracted from deep beneath its sand dunes. The — Jeremy Rifkin

Steven Spielberg was my idol growing up. I knew that all of his movies have a very specific message and point of view, and the always are really epic. — Manish Dayal

When you're no one from nowhere it's best to know your limits. Rich kids can play at bohemia, but wealth has long tendrils; it twines into a safety net which can also be a trap for the unprepared. Rich kids have families and backgrounds and connections, and they ask questions, because their world functions on being able to place people. I couldn't expose myself to that. — L.S. Hilton

I'll admit it: I'm one of those people who has a Google News alert set for my own name. — John Battelle

It just happened, Lo. I can't take it back, and I honestly wouldn't.
I think that should be Ryke's motto. It just happened. Or better yet, throw in his favorite word. It just fucking happened. — Krista Ritchie

Rose, you really do scare me sometimes. Just not for the reasons I originally thought you would. — Richelle Mead