Sunlynn88 Quotes & Sayings

We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance ... — Nichiren

Let man then contemplate nature in full and lofty majesty, and turn his eyes away from the mean objects which surround him. Let him look at the dazzling light hung aloft as an eternal lamp to lighten the universe; let him behold the earth, a mere dot compared with the vast circuit which that orb describes, and stand amazed to find that the vast circuit itself is but a very fine point compared with the orbit traced by the starts as they roll their course on high. — Blaise Pascal

Julia could form no opinion of Robert, the bespectacled middle child, for he passed the entire journey with his nose stuck in a book, returning only monosyllabic answers to any questions put to him — Sheri Cobb South

I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don't care about them, and you don't try to understand them, then they're never going to hear what you have to say. — Mike Singletary

Inevitably, every part an actor plays contains some of himself. — David Suchet

Cohen and Boyer achieved a long-sought goal in molecular biology: the invention of a simple and efficient method for selecting specific genes from any imaginable organism and accurately reproducing the genetic material in pure and unlimited quantity. — Sally Hughes

Tell me, Tool, what dominates your thoughts?'
The Imass shrugged before replying.
'I think of futility, Adjunct.'
'Do all Imass think about futility?'
'No. Few think at all.'
'Why is that?'
The Imass leaned his head to one side and regarded her.
'Because Adjunct, it is futile. — Steven Erikson

Violence begins when imagination fails. — Stephen Evans

After all, there is nothing like a mother telling you that you're making a bad decision to convince you that what you are doing is the absolute best course of action. — Emily Giffin

The way we've set up corporations, even a majority vote of stockholders cannot demand that a corporation's policies reflect the public good or preserve the environment for future use. That's because profit is the one and only motive. It's up to government and it's up to people to protect the public interest. Corporations are simply not allowed to. — David Suzuki

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something. — Frank Zappa

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed. — William Shenstone

WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce