Skogens Quotes & Sayings

What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that's what I want to give. — Edith Evans

True genius does not fulfill expectations. True genius shatters it. — Paula Abdul

Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software. — Patricia Churchland

What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own unruly emotions, and bruised by rejection and ridicule, authentic disciples may have stumbled and frequently fallen, endured lapses and relapses, gotten handcuffed to the fleshpots and wandered into a far county. Yet, they kept coming back to Jesus. — Brennan Manning

For those whose ganglia were formed pre-TV, the mimetic deployment of pop-culture icons seems at best an annoying tic and at worst a dangerous vapidity that compromises fiction's seriousness by dating it out of the Platonic Always, where it ought to reside. — Jonathan Lethem

I will live a joyful simple life, doing what I love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We try, and we try, and we fail; and then we go deeper. — Shunryu Suzuki

In order to be able to write a good joke, you have to find the truth. — Roseanne Barr

Although the insights we can have in meditation tell us nothing about the origins of the universe, they do confirm some well-established truths about the human mind: Our conventional sense of self is an illusion; positive emotions, such as compassion and patience, are teachable skills; and the way we think directly influences our experience of the world. — Sam Harris

Socialism is not a science, a sociology in miniature: it is a cry of pain. — Emile Durkheim

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat. — Leonard Maltin

I reverence the individual who understands distinctly what he wishes; who unweariedly advances, who knows the means conducive to his object, and can seize and use them. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

As far as rap, I was more of a Mobb Deep guy rather than a Tribe guy. — Action Bronson