Selgine Quotes & Sayings

Happiness is only the first hour after the alleviation of some especially intense misery. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Facing them (men) with knives and spears was much easier than loving them, much easier. — Robert Jordan

When love flies it is remembered not as love but as something else. Blessed are the uneducated, who forget it entirely, and are never conscious of folly or pruriency in the past, of long aimless conversations. — E. M. Forster

I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one. — Vincent Bugliosi

This was because Benny Bianchi was always going to be a promise at the same time Benny Bianchi was the prize at the end of a crazy life. — Kristen Ashley

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference. — Nikki Haley

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself. — Mary Docter

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. — Corrie Ten Boom

What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise. — Mira Nair

One has to love unconditionally - the trees and the rocks and the sun and the moon and the people. — Rajneesh

It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do. — Michael Phelps

The first rule of translation: make sure you know at least one of the bloody languages! — Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Like most people, I gave little thought during my life to the scourge of child pornography. But, I now know we are fighting a losing battle. The predators are sophisticated in the use of computers and talented in the manipulation of children. — Kurt Eichenwald

It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on discovering the source of energy in the actor from which true impulses arise. — Peter Brook

One of the reasons I like open source is that it allows people to work on the parts they are good at, and I don't mean just on a technical level; some people are into the whole selling and support, and that's just not me. — Linus Torvalds