Spinellos Quotes & Sayings

And why does England thus persecute the votaries of her science? Why does she depress them to the level of her hewers of wood and her drawers of water? Is it because science flatters no courtier, mingles in no political strife? ... Can we behold unmoved the science of England, the vital principle of her arts, struggling for existence, the meek and unarmed victim of political strife?
[Reviewing Charles Babbage's Book, Reflections on the Decline of Science in England (1830)] — David Brewster

He was partly a young man of our time - that is, honest by nature, demanding the truth, seeking it and believing in it, and in that belief demanding immediate participation in it with all the strength of his soul; demanding an immediate deed, with an unfailing desire to sacrifice everything for this deed, even life. Although, unfortunately, these young men do not understand that the sacrifice of life is, perhaps, the easiest of all sacrifices in many cases, while to sacrifice, for example, five or six years of their ebulliently youthful life to hard, difficult studies, to learning, in order to increase tenfold their strength to serve the very truth and the very deed that they loved and set out to accomplish - such sacrifice is often almost beyond the strength of many of them. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home. — Rumi

No two situations are identical, but with years of experience you can usually find a comparison to something you did before, which shortens the process of deciding how to approach a job. — Charlie Kelly

Having visited Oxfam-funded school programs in rural communities has made me realise how vital education is to developing countries in bringing people out of poverty and giving them a sense of dignity, self-worth and confidence. — Scarlett Johansson

I just enjoy playing in wind, grew up in it, and it makes the golf a bit more fun. — Louis Oosthuizen

A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know. — Diane Arbus

The statue was of a young man with a tall, gaunt body and an angular face. He held his head as if he faced a challenge and found joy in his capacity to meet it. All that Dagny wanted of life was contained in the desire to hold her head as he did. — Ayn Rand

Love is the last light spoken. — Dylan Thomas

My deepest adult friendships have always bubbled up from the spring of shared enthusiasm over mountains climbed, sunsets watched, or lakes paddled. The lessons of the wilderness have not always been easy, but they have been profound. — Ann Linnea

There is nothing quite like a freshly brewed pot of tea to get you going in the morning. — Phyllis Logan

It's real nice and exciting for me to break the records, but it's more exciting for me to be on a winning team. — Dan Marino

Actually, all the life we keep deceiving eachother. Because, life is too short to hate someone. — M.H. Rakib

I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise. — Christopher Hitchens