Solidified Thesaurus Quotes & Sayings

Abstraction and realism work best together. — Ken Danby

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. — Samuel Johnson

This harsh little man - this pitiless censor - gathers up all your poor scattered sins of vanity, your luckless chiffon of rose- color, your small fringe of a wreath, your small scrap of ribbon, your silly bit of lace, and calls you to account for the lot, and for each item. You are well habituated to be passed by as a shadow in Life's sunshine: it its a new thing to see one testily lifting his hand to screen his eyes, because you tease him with an obtrusive ray. — Charlotte Bronte

I have an interest in getting government officials to talk to me about National Security affairs. You know, that's my bread and butter; that's how I make my living. — Scott Shane

My point of view is, I'm just a person, and there are times when I look at other people and think, 'My God, they spend so much time thinking about things that seem so absurd.' But I'm sure people must think the same thing about me. — Ian MacKaye

It was delightful; but on awakening this morning I felt so completely water-logged that with only myself to consider I would have remained in bed to await disintegration. Names battered at me: Archie Goodwin, Fritz Brenner, Theodore Horstmann; responsibilities; and I arose to resume my burden. Not that I complain; the responsibilities are mutual; but my share can be done only by me. — Rex Stout

The control center of your life is your attitude. — Norman Cousins

When designers replaced the command line interface with the graphical user interface, billions of people who are not programmers could make use of computer technology. — Howard Rheingold

I'm human, so of course certain things sometimes hurt. I just laugh at it. — Selena Gomez

Whenever people talk about Don and I recording again, which almost everybody usually mentions, I always say 'Well, there's plenty of things that you haven't heard! Plenty of things out there to discover!' — Phil Everly

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that. — Evelyn Glennie

I will take what is mine with fire and blood. — George R R Martin

The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history but honest and inclusive history. — James W. Loewen

A good leader is one who reveals to you your own potential and then inspires and shows you how to reach your potential. — Debasish Mridha

Everything depends on liking the people and trusting the people. You have to assume that whatever they do will be as good as you want the thing to be and just go ahead with that. — Anne Carson