Sapphism Quotes & Sayings

Perhaps this was the wisdom with which a child in her position survived: by minimizing her wounds - staying as small as possible, as nearly transparent as possible. — Haruki Murakami

When I say 'I am a Christian', I'm not shouting 'I'm saved'. I'm whispering 'I get lost'. That is why I chose this way ... — Maya Angelou

Slow adaptation is driven by forces such as evolution. Fast adaptation is driven by forces such as insight. — Gary A. Klein

I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth. — Chief Joseph

I'll sweep the floors. I've picked up napkins in the men's room. I'm not above anything. — David Duffield

You were born with a song in the seat of your soul; let the life that you live be the singing of it. — LaShaun Middlebrooks Collier

The biggest myth in research is the more time you spent working, the faster you get results. Have patience and the right timing will come to you. — Melissa M.L. Wong

In reality high profits tend much more to raise the price of (a piece of) work than high wages. (quoting Adam Smith - ch.
(III - From Corporatism to Democracy) — John Ralston Saul

Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into. — Brian Tracy

Life is for those that deserve it. Those kings amongst men who can climb out of barrels and will dare to break through glass walls and to transcend all of this whatever it is, these eyes to the ground, this pretence, acting only as is expected and never as is intended. We have been told what is acceptable in what situation and so we take heed. This is not living. In the real world, in nature, there is no need to pretend. There is no place for it. — Oli Anderson

Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life. — Kim Cattrall

If only
it were possible to juicily belch up the life
one's lived, chew it anew and gulp it down,
and then once more to roll it with a fat,
ox-like tongue, to squeeze from its eternal
dregs the former sweetness of crisp grass,
drunk with the morning dew and the bitterness
of lilac leaves! — Vladimir Nabokov

The real inferiority of women to men is shown by their hate of paederasty, which they regard as unfair competition. Men on the other hand rather approve of Sapphism, as saving them trouble & expense.
- Aleister Crowley. 1929-03-09 diary entry. — Lawrence Sutin