Ryszard Szurkowski Quotes & Sayings

Yet nature turns a dumb face toward us like a cow. When we read its wonders, we wonder whether we haven't written them ourselves. We are in ferment, but our greatness grows like a bubble of froth. We sense that existence itself lacks substance; that it is serious in the wrong sense; that its heaviness is that of wet air. The sublime ... ah, the sublime is far off, though we call for its coming. Yes. Life falls short
it is never what it should be. Rhymes will not rescue it. Days end, and begin again, automatically. Only the clock connects them. Sullen sunshine is followed by pitiless frost, and the consequence is we are a tick or two nearer oblivion, and the alarm for our unwaking. — William H Gass

Dreams are reality for the subconscious mind, but wisdom is the perception of knowledge. Wisdom is the internalization of knowledge. — Debasish Mridha

Art itself may be defined as a single minded attempt to render the highest kind of justice to the visible universe, by bringing to light the truth, manifold and one, underlying its every aspect. — Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

You must first die before you're killed. — Tsugumi Ohba

I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. — Robert Smith

It is better to apologise later than to ask for permission now. It is called self leadership — Janna Cachola

I was born to be real,Not to be perfect. — Shian Veronica Jane

I'm a risk taker, so I have come to accept that at times I will fail. To me, that is better than not trying at all. — Cara Santana

The nation which forgets it defenders will be itself forgotten. — Calvin Coolidge

There's nothing wrong with being a terrorist, as long as you win. Then you write history. — Paul Watson

Lemons clean everything. It's the greatest disinfectant. — Sandra Bullock

The greatest profound pain is cased by, and is the result of our own illusions, fantasies and dreams. — F Scott Fitzgerald

When I was collecting material for a political gossip column, and someone said something interesting, I would wait for them to add, 'and I don't want to read that in your magazine!' In which case I wouldn't use it. But if they didn't remember to say it, I'd nip off to the loo, write the story up, come back and change the subject. — Simon Hoggart