Seilen Emb Quotes & Sayings

In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies. — Robert A. Heinlein

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

This country was founded by religious nuts with guns. — P. J. O'Rourke

Literature duplicates the experience of living in a way that nothing else can, drawing you so fully into another life that you temporarily forget you have one of your own. That is why you read it, and might even sit up in bed till early dawn, trowing your whole tomorrow out of whack, simply to find out what happens to some people who, you know perfectly well, are made up. — Barbara Kingsolve

Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I've always been a big supporter of many different charities, have donated millions of dollars to them, and it just feels great to do and be able to help others, especially children. — Richard MacDonald

When the gravity of death first touched me, I'd found preoccupation with the minutiae of daily life meaningless. If we ultimately die, and turn to dust in the ground, should it ever truly upset us if the floor hasn't been swept quite recently enough. — Shirin Ebadi

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting. — Armand Assante

Meggie turned back to watch the children. Life was so simple for them. Their biggest worry was what they'd get for their birthdays. Their biggest grumble was the time they had to go to bed. Maybe things would be different for them ... Better. Meggie forced herself to believe that things would be better for the children, otherwise what was the point of it all?
- Meggie McGregor — Malorie Blackman

She wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency. — Anthony Marra

We insist on permanency, on continuity, when the only continuity possible is in growth, in freedom, in the sense that the dancers are free, barely touching as they pass but partners in the same pattern. The only real security in a relationship lies neither in looking back in nostalgia, nor forward with dread or anticipation, but living in the present and accepting the relationship as it is now. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I know no greater delight than the sheer delight of being alone. — D.H. Lawrence

Drunken talk isn't meant to be printed in the paper. — Ray Charles

I do wish my breasts were bigger. Not big ... but less small. — Calista Flockhart

A grandchild is God's reward for raising a child. — Bill Cosby

Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets ... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth. — Dimitar Sasselov