Sanderijn Van Quotes & Sayings

I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening. — Conor McPherson

Nearly all samurai practice Zen - it is the Way of Enlightenment."
"Possibly the light of Zen is so strong that it has blinded me to its virtue." Yoshitoki smiled.
"It is very good discipline for the mind, as the martial arts are for the body." Kenmotsu looked very smug as he said this. "I do Zazen twice a week."
"I think it will do no-one any harm, though personally I find it more pleasant to think than to empty my mind of thought. — Erik Christian Haugaard

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward. — Victor Borge

There is no wonder more supernatural and divine in the life of a believer than the mystery and ministry of prayer ... the hand of the child touching the arm of the Father and moving the wheel of the universe. — A.B. Simpson

In a girl's life, it's the father who establishes the pattern. — Nelly Alard

If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country. — Ben Carson

Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about? — Dawn French

I wrote the song 'Angels Standing By' ... to try and soothe myself - rock myself to sleep, basically - because I was so scared and stressed. — Jewel

I don't think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief
if anything it causes rifts and gaps in belief which make belief more complex and more textured, more real. Good writing unsettles, destroys both the author and the reader. From my perspective, there always has to be a tension between the writer and the monolithic elements of the culture, such as religion. — Brian Evenson

Philosophers are always trying to climb up the fine hairs of the fur in order to stare right into the magician's eyes. — Jostein Gaarder