Sandemose Ifikk Quotes & Sayings

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves ... let us be above such transparent egotism. — Will Durant

Of course there are big differences in length and character and vocabulary, but each level has its particular pleasures when it comes to the words one can use and the way one uses them. — Margaret Mahy

All we have is now, this moment. If you live in the future, you'll miss things, right here, right now, and you'll regret it later. — Jessica Therrien

When people say that entertainers should "know your place," they might as well say the same thing about plumbers and teachers and cab drivers. We all should be able to express our views. — Viggo Mortensen

We praised them when they were kind to others but told them not to expect to be rewarded for their good deeds. We scolded them whenever they tried to talk back. We taught them never to accept a handout. We taught them never to brag. We taught them everything we knew. — Julie Otsuka

He had his choice, and he liked the worst. — John Ciardi

Affirmations are not bound up in rules. An affirmation can be long or short, poetic or plain. If you love a phrase and find that it helps you, that is a valid affirmation. — Eric Maisel

Listen. Take the best. Leave the rest. — Richard Branson

Of course you can use the products of science to do bad things, but you can use them to do good things, too. — Richard Dawkins

The mature, forty-five-year-old woman, quite experienced in matters of life and death, knows that it was 'for the best,' but Daddy's girl, who hung onto his belt and danced fox trots on the tops of his shoes, cannot accept that Daddy is not here anymore. — Mary-Lou Weisman