Szawlowski Potato Quotes & Sayings

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality — Ayn Rand

She felt as if she bled her regret and loneliness from her very pores, and yet she could not shape those feelings into any sentiment she could imagine her parents could bear reading. — Cassandra Clare

In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least some form of art is displayed, and not only displayed, but highly regarded and willingly engaged in. — Ellen Dissanayake

At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes. — Shawn Amos

Wizards, she thought, when she gained her composure. What good were they if they couldn't tell you how to do stuff, if they were always talking in riddles and saying they knew everything before it even happened? It wasn't very helpful.
If she were a wizard, she'd write reports for people. She'd make sure everything was very clear. She'd write, Looking for a magical sword? No problem. Go to the fifth floor, turn left, open a large wooden chest, et cetera, et cetera. She'd have check boxes. Found your magical sword? Place X here. — Karen Foxlee

What would you sacrifice for power? — Kiersten White

The opposite of happiness is unhappiness, not depression. — Gretchen Rubin

Everyone has dated or been with a person who is obsessed with their work, and it's immensely frustrating. — Kristen Connolly

The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible. — Hannah More

We cannot honor those we have lost if we lose our minds. - Charmainism — Charmaine Smith Ladd

Men's moral principles are weak enough without their being made subordinate to selfishness; and their selfishness is quite active enough, without any such effort as Christianity makes to constitute it the mainspring of all their conduct. — Lysander Spooner

I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback. — Kublai Khan

This is Mat's secret weapon, his passport, his get-out-of-jail-free card: Mat makes things that are beautiful. — Robin Sloan

The book recounts stories from my half-century of experience in the world of architecture and my journey of discovery of the importance of considering humans and nature as part of any project. It's illustrated with my own watercolors I hope it will inspire the next generation of architects to design places we can all enjoy. — Sim Van Der Ryn