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Living for Sabina meant seeing. Seeing is limited by two borders: strong light, which blinds, and total darkness. Perhaps that was what motivated Sabina's distaste for all extremism. Extremes mean borders beyond which life ends, and a passion for extremism, in art and in politics, is a veiled longing for death. — Milan Kundera

I am a very hands-on person, and I like to be involved in driving my business. — Baba Kalyani

There's a scabbard for every dagger,' the madam says in Turkish as the whores laugh. — Jeffrey Eugenides

I'm going to shoot him," I squeezed through my teeth. "No, that would be murder," Grandma Frida told me, her voice soothing. "You've had a long day. Let's put your magic away. You know what you need? A nice cup of chamomile tea and a tranquilizer . . ." I — Ilona Andrews

The point of modernity is to live a life without illusions while not becoming disillusioned — Antonio Gramsci

I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs. — Ashley Scott

I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym and saw what worked for me. — Holt McCallany

All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise. — Benjamin Disraeli

This is no job for a UN committee. It needs the same kind of unwavering dedication and the kinds of people that got us the first nuclear submarine and the first man on the moon. — Wilson Greatbatch

I'd always wanted to be an actress, and suddenly I knew that learning to control my facial muscles was one of the best assets I could have as a performer. — Jane Greer

you perfect results. What I can promise you is that you won't get it right if you don't commit to keep trying. — Clayton M Christensen

No matter where life takes you,' she said, 'the place where you stand at any moment is holy ground. — Susan Vreeland

Richard leans on his stick. He takes a deep breath and begins to speak. "What a fucked up night? We get this tip that some clown is moving in, I fly off the handle, and off some poor schmuck's wife and I shoot the bastard. To make matters worse, I chop his fucking arm off." Vincent takes a shot and retorts. "The whole scene was fucking Shakespearean. Comedy juxtaposed against a tragic backdrop. — Z.S. Kaplan

It saddens me that in many churches today, you hardly hear the name of Jesus being mentioned. Instead, you hear psychology being taught. You hear motivational teachings. You hear 'doing, doing, doing', 'vision, vision, vision' or 'calling, calling, calling'. You hear very little of Jesus Christ and His finished work being taught. Is this what Christianity is about? Your doing, your calling and your vision? — Joseph Prince