Salamul Quotes & Sayings

the political scientist James Payne suggests that ancient peoples put a low value on other people's lives because pain and death were so common in their own. This set a low threshold for any practice that had a chance of bringing them an advantage, even if the price was the lives of others. — Steven Pinker

Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences. — Kate Forsyth

You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try it on the film. By the time the players come to the recording session, I've found what works. So I'm not wasting their time. — Mike Figgis

I don't even see it as cable TV anymore. I've been called 'Larry the Cable Guy' for so long, I don't even think about it being about cable. I don't know anything about cable. — Larry The Cable Guy

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. — Colin Powell

Shyness is when you turn your head away from something you want. — Jonathan Safran Foer

You know just because you don't like the way it sounds when I say it or you don't like my haircut or you don't like that I'm gay, it does not mean that what we say is not true. If you squint a little bit, it is true I do sometimes look like a dude, and I am definitely gay. — Rachel Maddow

No one is normal. Everyone has quirks and insights unique to themselves. Don't hide these things - they are what make you interesting. — Jessica Hagy

Love is being stupid together. — Paul Valery

The tallest nail gets hammered down first. — Anonymous

If you could avoid all your mistakes, you'd miss everything you learned from them. — Marie Forleo

When she's in the same room as you, she commands your full attention." "Is it that obvious?" "It couldn't have been more obvious if you had painted this is my mate on your forehead with an arrow pointing to Anya. — Kiersten Fay

The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history. — Frank Waters