Siskosi Quotes & Sayings

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose. — Walter Kaufmann

I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in public with a soiled conscience, a tarnished honor, threadbare scruples, or an insult that I haven't washed away. I'm always immaculately clean, adorned with independence and frankness. I may not cut a stylish figure, but I hold my soul erect. I wear my deeds as ribbons, my wit is sharper then the finest mustache, and when I walk among men I make truths ring like spurs. — Edmond Rostand

Every chemical reaction has a transition state. — Derek Harold Richard Barton

The Constitution is ... the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen — John Adams

Sometimes I think fiction exists to model the way God might think of us, if God had the time and inclination to do so. — George Saunders

I think one of the thing that makes a Kubrick film a great experience is the fact that he bends reality to his will and is so confident that he ends up creating something that is the island in the stream of pop culture and he takes a stand that's so firm and so confident and unyielding that it can't be ignored and I appreciate that. — Barry Ptolemy

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands. — Henry Cloud

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way. — Kathy Mattea

I think she was from Connecticut, but not fancy Connecticut, with the money and the Kennedy cousins and the Lyme disease. I think she was from New Haven, or Bridgeport. — Lev Grossman

You can be an ordinary athlete by getting away with less than your best. But if you want to be a great, you have to give it all you've got-your everything. — Bill Vaughan

Now, over half of us live in an urban environment. My home, too, is here in the city of London. Looking down on this great metropolis, the ingenuity with which we continue to reshape the surface of our planet is very striking. It's also very sobering, and reminds me of just how easy it is for us to lose our connection with the natural world.
Yet it's on this connection that the future of both humanity and the natural world will depend. And surely, it is our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth. — David Attenborough

Holistic self-realization is the realization of your heart's desire. Why holistic? Because it involves your entire being. — Stefan Emunds

I'm controversial. My friends either dislike me or hate me — Oscar Levant

I love doubt in a woman. It's nearly as sexy as determination. — Irvine Welsh

Humor can be one of our best survival tools. — Allen Klein