Sananikone Quotes & Sayings

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. — Robert Frost

I choose not to fight against but to stand for. Not to go against but to go for. — O. Stephen Peart

We cannot be held to what is beyond our strength and means; for at times the accomplishment and execution may not be in our power, and indeed there is nothing really in our own power except the will: on this are necessarily based and founded all the principles that regulate the duty of man. — Michel De Montaigne

Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast. — Veruschka Von Lehndorff

He waited in silence for the blindfold to be tied firmly at the back of his head. 'Right,' said Wilkins, emphatically. 'That should do. How many fingers am I holding up?' 'Three,' said Thomas. 'God damn it to hell, how did you know that? Can you see through the cloth?' 'No. It was a guess.' 'Well you're not supposed to guess. For crying out loud, I'm trying to make sure that you can't see where we're going. We're not here to play guessing games. How many fingers am I holding up?' 'I've no idea. I can't see a bloody thing.' 'Good. It was four, by the way. Not that it matters. Now shut up. — Jonathan Coe

To love someone is to put yourself in their place, we say, which is to put yourself in their story, or figure out how to tell yourself their story. — Rebecca Solnit

Listen to your inner callings, ignore how others might want to direct your life energies, and allow yourself to radiate outward what you feel so profoundly and deeply within you. — Wayne W. Dyer

He had to learn how not to let his eyes be bewildered by manifestations, and thereby learn to treat appearances as signs and codes of the interior. — Ben Okri

I may be a city boy, but I'm fairly certain that the greasy purple and red squishy bits are supposed to stay inside the sheep and not be sprayed across a surprisingly large area.
"Animal attack?" I asked. — Ben Aaronovitch

You are not alone. You are part of the Olympian family. The gods have not abandoned you. — Rick Riordan