Shunpiker Quotes & Sayings

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. — Oscar Wilde

The first thing you learn on the trading floor is that when large numbers of people are after the same commodity, be it a stock, a bond, or a job, the commodity quickly becomes overvalued. — Michael Lewis

When the anesthesia of love wears off,
you suffer the pain of consequence. — Amy Tan

Palmer had reached the field so fast that not all of the mortally wounded had died. "That's one of the problems we had," he said. "We were sitting there waiting for it, so they didn't have that time to die." For example, Palmer came upon a man who was lying on the runway. "He basically had both legs and both arms amputated. He asked me, 'Am I gonna live?' " Palmer told him, "We're gonna do what we can for you," but he knew that he could not save the man. — Laurence Gonzales

Little did he know, back then, that the worth of one's faith depended not on how solid and strong it was, but on how many times one would lose it and still be able to get it back. — Elif Shafak

Masturbation is a democratic pleasure, practiced by rich and poor, young and old, married and single. — Mason Cooley

no doubt that evil is more contagious than good, therefore, it's more powerful. — Anonymous

Actually, I'm working on a book of poetry. — Marv Levy

It was like this blackness that crept into the corners of my life until everything was grey and dirty. My insides felt burnt out, like if you cut me open, all you would find would be smoke. No heart. No bones. There was nothing left, just the anger. It followed me everywhere. It sat on my bed and watched me sleep and when I had to eat, it looked at me across the table. — Tanya Byrne

My father's Peruvian! I actually have a lot of family in Cuzco. I'm also Swiss, Alaskan, French, Spanish and Italian. — Q'orianka Kilcher

I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it. — Christopher Nolan