Substantia Quotes & Sayings

Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions. — Mary Webb

We end up putting so much attention onto our image that we remain in a continuous state of protecting or improving our image in order to control how others see us. — Adyashanti

Most of the lights were burning brightly, but near the center of the spool was a patch of unlit bulbs - a substantia nigra deep inside the tangle. — Jonathan Franzen

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family. — Lawrence Welk

What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind? — Veronica Roth

Our recent research indicates that an absence of warmth, acceptance, and support characterizes the early family life of many hoarders, perhaps leading them to form strong emotional attachments to possessions. — Gail Steketee

Everything that lifts people above their fellows arouses both emulation and jealousy. — Stacy Schiff

Two legs walk better than one;
two eyes see better than one;
two feet walk better than one;
two hands work better than one;
and two minds think better than one. — Matshona Dhliwayo

So when you think you're the only one who can't find love in this world, tell yourself there's another one who's waiting for you somewhere. — Rod Stewart

But pain is pain, and the importance of preventing unnecessary pain and suffering does not diminish because the being — Peter Singer

People who can put themselves in the place of other people, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them. — Dale Carnegie

You're probably scare, and nervous, and just about ready to pee your pants. But don't run from your fear. Embrace it! Because believe me, the best things in life are worth fighting for. — Victoria Jamieson

You might want to do something about your neck."
I was totally lost. "My neck?"
She reached into her purse and handed me a compact mirror. I opened it and surveyed my neck, still trying to figure out what she could be talking about. Then I saw it. A small, brownish purple bruise on the side of my neck.
"What on earth is that?" I exclaimed.
Ms. Terwilliger snorted. "Although it's been a while for me, I believe the technical term is a hickey" She paused and arched an eyebrow. "You do know what that is, don't you?"
"Of course I know!" I lowered the mirror. "But there's no way - I mean, we barely - that is - "
She held up a hand to silence me. "You don't have to justify your private life to me. But you might want to consider how you can actually keep it private in the next fifteen minutes. — Richelle Mead

It is one of the excellences of that best of all books, that instructions and warnings and cautions and promises suited to all persons, of every age, from children to old men and women, are to be found in it. And another of its excellences is that any person who is desirous of being made better and wiser and happier by it, may open it at almost any part, and not be disappointed of finding what he seeks. — George E. Sargent

I think looks do matter on television. — Joy Behar

I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to be. — Greg Graffin