Shaian 2974 Quotes & Sayings

Things are no longer what they seem to be. My telephones are haunted, and animals whisper at me from unseen places. — Hunter S. Thompson

Nothing was easy, and sometimes she failed, and sometimes she thought that the fairy stories were right, that there must indeed be easier ways of living happily ever after; but defeat is a poor ending to any tale, so she kept trying. — Sonya Hartnett

I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities. — Walt Disney

One of the neighbors found Nasreddin scattering crumbs all around his house. "Why are you doing that?" he asked. "I'm keeping the tigers away," replied Nasreddin. "But there aren't any tigers around here," said the neighbor. "That's right," said Nasreddin. "You see how well it works? — Nasreddin

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad. — W. Somerset Maugham

What dooms our best efforts to cultivate empathy and compassion is always, of course, other people. — Tim Kreider

None of this, of course, was ever stated: the genteel social Darwinism of the English middle classes always remained implicit. — Julian Barnes

I suppose all writers worry about the well running dry. — Richard Russo

I still look good, though. — Hedy Lamarr

When I was young I thought: when I am 60 my necessities will be very different. As I get near that age, I realise they are similar to what they were when I was 25. — Pedro Almodovar

The motivation for me is just the game itself, just playing the game the right way and trying to win, compete every time I step out there on the floor. That's motivation enough for me to go out there and play well. — Kobe Bryant

Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous. — Maimonides