Spomenik Pobednik Quotes & Sayings

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. — Matsuo Basho

Humor is not debatable. It's like sex. Either you're aroused or you're not. Nobody can reason you around to their point of view. — Jim Carrey

But just exactly what is the "good" to which we aspire through doing and eating things that are supposed to be good for us? This question is strictly taboo, for if it were seriously investigated the whole economy and social order would fall apart and have to be reorganized. It would be like the donkey finding out that the carrot dangled before him, to make him run, is hitched by a stick to his own collar.
For the good to which we aspire exists only and always in the future. Because we cannot relate to the sensuous and material present we are most happy when good things are expected to happen, not when they are happening. We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing ahead to meet them that we can't slow down enough to enjoy them when they come. We are therefore a civilization which suffers from chronic disappointment - a formidable swarm of spoiled children smashing their toys. — Alan W. Watts

I like day dates. On night dates, you just go somewhere and start drinking. But if you really want to see if a girl is worth your time, go to a museum or for coffee. — Leslie Bibb

Have you stopped seeing great things happen in your life? Perhaps you have stopped believing that God can work in a mighty way even in our generation. — Luis Palau

There is nothing for which men ask to be paid dearer than for humiliation. — Friedrich Nietzsche

And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation. — Moliere

It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks. — Leonardo DiCaprio

I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky. — Karch Kiraly

I like people recognizing me. — Miguel Tejada

Maybe it's not about how long you've lived, or having the ability to hope, even when things seem hopeless. Maybe it's just about how much faith you have. — P.C. Cast

This may be invading her privacy but I was Death, dammit. I should get some privileges — Abbi Glines

Foreigners have souls; the English haven't. — George Mikes

I say we keep building new versions of ourselves, keep exploring the unknown, and keep growing. We're gonna be fine. Different, but fine. Because most people are good. Right? — Daniel H. Wilson

Love ... no such thing.
Whatever it is that binds families and married couples together, that's not love. That's stupidity or selfishness or fear. Love doesn't exist.
Self interest exists, attachment based on personal gain exists, complacency exists. But not love. Love has to be reinvented, that's certain. — Arthur Rimbaud