Serratura Disegno Quotes & Sayings

To me, the ideological high wire
is for fools to balance on with their illusions.
It is better to leap into the void.
Isn't that what we all want anyway? -
to eliminate all pretense
till like the oppressed who in the end
identifies with the oppressor,
we accept the worst in ourselves
and are set free. — Ai

I believe that it is dangerous for a young person simply to go from achieving goal after goal, generally being praised along the way. So it is good for a young person to experience his limit, occasionally to be dealt with critically, to suffer his way through a period of negativity, to recognise his own limits himself, not simply to win victory after victory. A human being needs to endure something in order to learn to assess himself correctly, and not least to learn to think with others. Then he will not simply judge others hastily and stay aloof, but rather accept them positively, in his labours and his weaknesses. — Pope Benedict XVI

Being civilized means that one keeps one's words unrelated to one's thoughts, when necessary. — Ursula Parrott

Each time you read a book, a tree smiles knowing there's life after death. — Anonymous

It would have been nice, she supposed. It would have been nice to have one person who knew the absolute truth about her
and didn't hate her for it.
It would have been really, really nice.
She walked away without another word. With each step she took back to her room, that flickering light inside of her guttered.
And went out. — Sarah J. Maas

Do you realize how much better the world would be if we all just treated each other the same way black dudes treat magicians? — Aziz Ansari

Simplicity is the language of leadership. — Farshad Asl

The proverb that says that the empty mind is the devil's workshop is just nonsense. Just the opposite is the truth: the occupied mind is the devil's workshop! — Osho

When you have no idea how to surrender and you're tied up in knots, JUST BREATHE! — Judith Orloff

I listen to archival and historic recordings. I love watching singers. I learned a lot from watching videos. — Renee Fleming