Terminatio Quotes & Sayings

I've heard I've been called a bad boy, or difficult. — Alex Pettyfer

The universe contains vastly more order than Earth-life could ever demand. All those distant galaxies, irrelevant for our existence, seem as equally well ordered as our own. — Paul Davies

The soul is the form of the body, but not as the shape of a statue is formatio et terminatio materiae, for form does not exist apart from material. There is no whiteness without a white object. But the soul is not a form in this simple sense, and in particular, is not the shape of the material it informs. Therefore, the shape of a being does not affect the being's soul, for then something lower would inform something higher, which is impossible. — Michael Flynn

A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding. — Lara St. John

He came back to the car, long legs lifting high in the snow, and there was snow in his hair and on his eyelashes and I remembered that I love him. It felt like something breaking with a little pain and spilling warm. — Thomas Harris

That's just like your opinion man. — The Dude

I like to see the glass as half full, hopefully of jack daniels. — Darynda Jones

Catalysts are the conductors who choreograph the chemical dance that results in the formation of new structures. — Robert H. Grubbs

I have an eclectic taste in stuff whether it be movies or music or books or food or anything. Variety is interesting. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Although traditional incentives such as bonuses or recognition can prod people to better performance, no external motivators can get people to perform at their absolute best ... Wherever people gravitate within their work roles, indicates where their real pleasure lies - and that pleasure is itself motivating. — Daniel Goleman

Americans of all ages are earning less than they did two decades ago when adjusted for inflation. Yet they're paying more in taxes. — Simon Black

Anger is supposed to be "unfeminine," so we suppress — Gloria Steinem

It's human nature to set a point in our minds when we feel triumphant and to measure everything that comes after it by how far we fall or rise from that point. — Susan Orlean

Amazon has well passed any expectations of its ability to change distribution and marketing. — Eric Schmidt