Spista Quotes & Sayings

Money is a sign of poverty. — Iain M. Banks

By the time you are 88 years old, you "have consumed 300 tons of food, air and water." — R. Buckminster Fuller

You are not a black rainbow. I see every one of your colors. — J.J. McAvoy

I never vote for anyone. I always vote against. — W.C. Fields

We're going,' he said excitedly, and shivered with energy. 'Where? How?' said Arthur. 'I don't know,' said Ford, 'but I just feel that the time is right. Things are going to happen. We're on our way.' He lowered his voice to a whisper. 'I have detected,' he said, 'disturbances in the wash.' He — Douglas Adams

We cannot grasp the true meaning of the divine holiness by thinking of someone or something very pure and then raising the concept to the highest degree we are capable of. God's holiness is not simply the best we know infinitely bettered. We know nothing like the divine holiness. It stands apart, unique, unapproachable, incomprehensible and unattainable. The natural man is blind to it. He may fear God's power and admire His wisdom, but His holiness he cannot even imagine. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

The poet who glories in war is a spinner of lies. The poet who delights in visceral detail, for the ... purpose of feeding that lust for blood, has all the depth of a puddle of piss ... — Steven Erikson

Don't get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words. — Mata Amritanandamayi

Trying to get more learning out of the present system is like trying to get the Pony Express to compete with the telegraph by breeding faster ponies. — Edward Fiske

It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks. — Wendy Mass

Complaining and reactivity are favorite mind patterns through which the ego strengthens itself. For many people, a large part of their mentalemotional activity consists of complaining and reacting against this or that. By doing this, you make others or a situation "wrong" and yourself "right." Through being "right," you feel superior, and through feeling superior, you strengthen your sense of self. In reality, of course, you are only strengthening the illusion of ego. Can you observe those patterns within yourself and recognize the complaining voice in your head for what it is? — Eckhart Tolle