Stretti Quotes & Sayings

Himself an ugly man, insignificant
of appearance, he prized very highly comeliness in others. — W. Somerset Maugham

Two mental actions can change your life:

Forgive Yourself
Move On — Steven Aitchison

And it is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds it ... — Charlotte Bronte

Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything. — Bill Watterson

So you are the people tearing down the Brazilian rainforest and breeding cattle. — Prince Philip

I wiggle my shoulders, I shake my legs, I walk up and down the stage, I hop around on one foot. But I never bump and grind. Why, that's vulgar. I'd never do anything vulgar before an audience. My mother would never allow it. — Elvis Presley

Doubt is the heart of the matter. Abolish all doubt, and what's left is not faith, but absolute, heartless conviction. You're certain that you possess the Truth -- inevitably offered with an implied uppercase T -- and this certainty quickly devolves into dogmatism and righteousness, by which I mean a demonstrative, overweening pride in being so very right, in short, the arrogance of fundamentalism. — Graham Greene

In literature one has the best company in the world at complete command; one also has the worst. One has a social conscience which dissuades one from harbouring unprofitable company in life, and I find that my two canons are a great aid and support for an analogous literary conscience which speaks up against consorting with unprofitable company in literature. — Albert Jay Nock