Slonimsky Quotes & Sayings

So that your deeds of charity may be in secret; and your Father Who sees in secret will reward you openly. — Anonymous

Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down. — Hector Berlioz

And he made a home run, and his team won the state championship. The greatest thing about this story is that every time my dad tells it, it never changes. He's not one to exaggerate. — Stephen Chbosky

I canceled a show once to be with someone that I loved. — Ricky Martin

I never want to repeat the same thing. I always want it to be different from what I've done, and to be not quite sure whether or not I can pull it off, until I hopefully do. — Brit Marling

Most people on earth are poor. Most places are blighted and nothing will stop the blight getting worse. Travel gives you glimpses of the past and the future, your own and other people's. — Paul Theroux

So many people have asked me how I could possibly be a role model and dress like a tramp and get implants ... all I have to say is that self-esteem is how you look at yourself and I feel good enough about myself so wear that kind of clothing ... the breast implant issue has nothing to do with that ... — Britney Spears

For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There is someting hard to explain to those who do not know the game well. One must first learn to play it correctly in order to savor its richness. — Bent Larsen

If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog. — Cynthia Lewis

Thank you for coming. Enjoy the things that never happened. Secure your own mask again after you read these stories, but do not forget to help others. — Neil Gaiman

We don't get to choose our battles. — John Scalzi

Men are in numberless instances qualified for certain things, for no other reason than because they are qualified for nothing else. — William Hazlitt

Give me the Black Death over a Victorian prude any day. At least the dying screw like it's their last day on earth. — R.E. Vance

The power of the bleeding love of God is stronger than the power of Caesar, of the law, of Mars, Mammon, Aphrodite and the rest. This is the point that Paul grasped. And that is the reason for the Colossians' gratitude. The battle has been won. — N. T. Wright

Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting. — Ernest Rutherford