Suitors Odyssey Quotes & Sayings

The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about. — Damon Wayans

As soon as I find myself in the presence of a rich man, I cannot help looking upon him as an exceptional and beautiful being, as a sort of marvellous divinity, and, in spite of myself, surmounting my will and my reason, I feel rising, from the depths of my being, toward this rich man, who is very often an imbecile, and sometimes a murderer, something like an incense of admiration. Is it not stupid? And why? Why? — Octave Mirbeau

God is a great gatekeeper. I find Him opening and closing it before me, against my will and often without my consent. — Farzaneh Doosti

Love is nothing but giving, tolerating and sacrificing. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Men who neglect philosophy while busying themselves with ordinary affairs are like the Suitors [in the Odyssey] who desired Penelope but went to bed with her maids. — Gorgias

Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me. — John Betjeman

Second-wave feminists didn't look for an overthrow of patriarchy. Instead, they analyzed what they were up against and fought it in all of its varied manifestations. — Cynthia Kauffman

The past, present, and future, were all equally in gloom. — Jane Austen

There's been Hollywood interest in a lot of the stuff that I've done, but 'Descender's felt different right from the start for whatever reason. I don't know if that's because a lot of my other stuff's a little more idiosyncratic, and 'Descender' has a bit more of a high concept to it. — Jeff Lemire

I have mixed feelings about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' Because we shot it as a musical and whoever the studio head was at Orion, or whoever the powers that be were, cut all but, like, two musical numbers out of it. That is the same as cutting the musical numbers out of 'The Wizard Of Oz'; it wouldn't be that interesting. — John C. McGinley

The soul, when accustomed to superfluous things, acquires a strong habit of desiring things which are neither necessary for the preservation of the individual nor for that of the species. This desire is without limit, whilst those which are necessary are few in number and restricted within certain limits; but what is superfluous is without end ... — Maimonides

It was a weakness, but he could not bear to disappoint women, even if it was ultimately for their own good. — Larry McMurtry

Every stage of life has its own temptations and dangers, and Satan will do all he can to exploit them ... the time to prepare is now, not when it arrives. — Billy Graham

I am an author of Christian Fantasy. My first 7 books were Christian Romance, but I came over to the Dark Side when I heard there were cookies. — Donita K. Paul