Sillery Painting Quotes & Sayings

We as outsiders can't differentiate between Sunni and Shi'ah, but leave it to them and they'll get over the difficulty by some kind of hanky panky, just as the Turks did, and for the present it's the only way of getting over it. I don't for a moment doubt that the final authority must be in the hands of the Sunnis, in spite of their numerical inferiority; otherwise you will have a mujtahid-run, theocratic state, which is the very devil. — Gertrude Bell

A wise man did not pour wildfire on a brazier. Instead he poured a fresh cup of wine. — George R R Martin

Only in a library did she feel completely capable of collecting her finer feelings and recuperating from such a wearying day. — Gail Carriger

I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash. — James Brown

We have an impact on nature, and nature has an impact on us. — Barry Sternlicht

Just feel the joy of life. — Debasish Mridha

It's not about the budget; it's about the power ... So will the attack on unions succeed? I don't know. But anyone who cares about retaining government of the people by the people should hope that it doesn't. — Paul Krugman

Listen! Here's all you need to know to become enlightened: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what's true until you know. That's it. That's the whole deal; a complete teaching of enlightenment, a complete practice. If you ever have any questions or problems - no matter what the question or problem is - the answer is always exactly the same: Sit down, shut up, and ask yourself what's true until you know. In other words, go jump off a cliff. Don't go near the cliff and contemplate jumping off. Don't read a book about jumping off. Don't study the art and science of jumping off. Don't join a support group for jumping off. Don't write poems about jumping off. Don't kiss the ass of someone else who jumped off. Just jump. — Jed McKenna