Smerdyakov Quotes & Sayings

you have any idea of what you are going to do? — Nether Boy

It was worth it as soon as I saw you'. — Alessandra Torre

It's true that he would come to himself at once, and yet, if he were asked what he had been thinking about while standing there, he would most likely not remember, but would most likely keep hidden away in himself the impression he had been under while contemplating. These impressions are dear to him, and he is most likely storing them up imperceptibly and even without realizing it - why and what for, of course, he does not know either; perhaps suddenly, having stored up his impressions over many years, he will drop everything and wander off to Jerusalem to save his soul, or perhaps he will suddenly burn down his native village, or perhaps he will do both. There are plenty of contemplators among the people. Most likely Smerdyakov, too, was such a contemplator, and most likely he, too, was greedily storing up his impressions, almost without knowing why himself. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

You will never know your limitations until you find them. — David Murphy

The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect. — James Madison

The future has to be lived before it can be written about. — Jawaharlal Nehru

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental preparation. — Joey Harrington

Ivan Fyodorovich had long been feeling an intense hatred for him, before he even thought about him, and suddenly he became aware of him. He at once felt an irresistible desire to bring his fist down on the little peasant. Just at that moment they came abreast of each other, and the little peasant, staggering badly, suddenly lurched full force into Ivan. The latter furiously shoved him away. The little peasant flew back and crashed like a log against the frozen ground, let out just one painful groan: "O-oh!" and was still. Ivan stepped up to him. He lay flat on his back, quite motionless, unconscious. "He'll freeze!" Ivan thought, and strode off again to Smerdyakov. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I don't make movies about issues. This is my same litmus test for all the movies I love: Is it a great character on a great emotional quest with a great emotional need? Do they overcome great emotional obstacles? Is it a fantastic story? I didn't set out to be a political activist. I'm just a human being who's moved by certain things, and if certain things break my heart, I set out to fix them. — Kimberly Peirce

Maybe I should stand outside the Adam & Eve store holding a sign reading "Single Mom, Anything Helps" and a cup for change. — Joanna Wylde

There are some persons whom we can never make happy. It is not in them to be so. — E.D.E.N. Southworth

I would like to step out of my heart
and go walking beneath the enormous sky. — Rainer Maria Rilke

When a poll is really, really out of whack with what I want to happen, I do have a tendency to disregard it. — Rush Limbaugh

The hardest thing in the world to do is to have someone in a seat in a theater laughing so hard that they're making weird sounds. — Adam McKay

You used to be brave once, sir, you used to say 'Everything is permitted,' sir, and now you've got so frightened!" Smerdyakov murmured, marveling. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The worst part is watching someone you love love someone else — Sheena Hutchinson