Salonul Quotes & Sayings

In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles. — James Cook

How can I demonstrate [ ... ] that I have glimpsed somebody's future recollection? — Vladimir Nabokov

Potential is the one power you always have. — Ryan Blair

Privacy, in fact, was almost as desirable for physics as it was for sex. — Ursula K. Le Guin

I hate when a director says to me 'Here's how I envision this scene' ... excuse me? It's right here in the script - I 'envisioned' it FOR you. Do what I wrote. If you want to 'envision', you should become a writer. Where the fuck were you when the page was blank? — Harlan Ellison

I become a horn to be heard over whistles. — Krysten Hill

Look for the best in everybody — Randy Pausch

I've lost balls in every hazard and on every course I've tried. But when I lose a ball in the ball washer, it's time to take stock. — Milt Gross

An artist is a person who thinks more than there is to think, feels more than there is to feel, and sees more than there is to see. — Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie

Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something. — Richard Stallman

I believe in his vision. The underrepresented are the underdogs. They are the ones fighting a fight that no one can imagine. He's giving a home to those people, the ones who have been cast aside. The strays. The wounded, the ruined, and the lost. Society can't begin to understand their problems, and it rarely provides a solution either. — Karina Halle

People can play dumb all they want, but they always give themselves away in actions. In the small moments like that. — Stephanie Perkins

In Jenny Offill's remarkable first novel, 'Last Things,' 7-year-old Grace Davitt watches her mother, Anna, descend into madness and tries to make sense of the claustrophobic world that Anna has created for her. — Nancy Willard