Thalassas Journal Quotes & Sayings

Never let some guy take advantage of you just 'cause you're worried about seeming mean, — Charlotte Stein

The bottom line in both cases is that people don't change; that no matter how charming you are and how fiercely you love, you cannot turn a person into something she's not. — Jodi Picoult

All of man's problems come from the inability to sit quietly in a room. — Blaise Pascal

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations. — Alfred Jarry

Simple ideas INVOLVE individuals; INSPIRE crowds; INNOVATE HUMANITY — Miguel Reynolds Brandao

Do you understand the plan?"
They all stared for a few silent moments. Then Simon pointed. "What's that wobbly thing?" he said. "Is it a tree?"
"Those are the gates," Jace said.
"Ohh," said Isabelle, pleased. "So what are the swirly bits? Is there a moat?
"Those are trajectory lines - Honestly, am I the only person who's ever seen a strategy map?", Jace demanded, throwing his stele down and raking his hand through his blond hair. "Do you understand anything I just said."
"No," Clary said. "Your strategy is probably awesome, but your drawing skills are terrible; all the Endarkened look like trees, and the fortress looks like a frog. — Cassandra Clare

How is Hillary Clinton going to lecture me about living paycheck to paycheck? I was raised paycheck to paycheck. — Marco Rubio

You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature. — George W. Bush

Be less generous with your advice: live it instead. It is a bad situation when someone with a coughing fit attempts to sell a cough mixture. After all, action speaks far louder than words; living the example is the best advice you can ever give. Only examples have children. — Nana Awere Damoah

I'm just getting my sea legs. The first time you make them laugh, you're like, 'Oh my God - that just happened.' Then you're like, 'I made them laugh. I've earned this.' — Brie Larson

Godzilla was the most masterful of all dinosaur movies because it made you believe it was really happening. — Steven Spielberg

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!' — John F. Kennedy

Love based upon indulgence of animal passion, is at best a selfish affair, and likely to snap under the slightest strain. — Mahatma Gandhi