Syntheses Sur Quotes & Sayings

There is no place people can hide from me. — Terry McAuliffe

Al Gore didn't need to distance himself from Bill Clinton when he ran for president in 2000 because, when he ran, the country was in very good shape: strong economically and not at war. He did it anyway, and it was, in many people's estimate, mine included, one of the reasons he lost. — Susan Estrich

Really, the proper study of economics is fulfilment, not consumption ... It doesn't even matter if it's a green product or a green house ... It's still consumption. What matters in this world is the fulfilment of people's needs and the fulfilment of their aspirations. — Paul Hawken

The greatest mistake is to imagine that we never err. — Thomas Carlyle

The element of surprise wasn't allowed near the Periodic Table. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It is easy to imagine that the Buddha, the awakened one, is something or somewhere other than here or that awakening to reality will happen sometime other than now. But as long as we continue to think in terms of time we will deceive ourselves. The you who is chasing enlightenment will never become enlightened.
Instead of striving towards some distant goal that you will never reach, I invite you to stop and ask: How am I avoiding the enlightenment that is already present in each moment? How am I seeing separation where it doesn't exist? — Adyashanti

Raff, what have you done to yourself? Your hair is positively blue. — Kristin Cashore

I went about the job in a direct way. I took the hatchet in both my hands and vigorously beat the fish on the head with the hammerhead (I still didn't have the stomach to use the sharp edge). The dorado did the most extraordinary thing as it died: it began to flash all kinds of colours in rapid succession. Blue, green, red, gold, and violet flickered and shimmered neon-like on its surface as it struggled. I felt I was beating a rainbow to death. — Yann Martel

But the good news, the crime rate is down. Isn't that amazing? Less banks are being robbed. Well, sure. A, there's less banks. B, the banks don't have any money left. And C, nobody's got gas money for the getaway car. So, right there, crime is down! — Jay Leno

I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.
Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth. — Anne Lamott

Everything is energy. All matter is energy. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It is the cause and affect of itself. It is evenly present in all places, at all times. Energy is in constant motion and never rests. It is forever moving from one form to another. Energy follows thought. — Jack Canfield

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. — W.E.B. Du Bois

surrender is giving up control bt nt lossing power — Sondra Ray