Themi Quotes & Sayings

If I had known how much I would miss these sensations I might have experienced them differently, recognized their shabby glamour, respected the ticking clock that defined this entire experience. I would have put aside my resentment, dropped my defenses. I might have a basic understanding of European history or economics. More abstractly, I might feel I had truly been somewhere, open and porous and hungry to learn. Because being a student was an enviable identity and one I can only reclaim by attending community college late in life for a bookmaking class or something. — Lena Dunham

. . .I think a lot of people just don't want to go back. Sometimes that's the best thing to do--to live in the present. — Jamie Ford

Government prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals, as if he could do it better than themselves. — Albert Gallatin

But it didn't stop him from loving her just a little. From loving all women - all shapes, all sizes, all walks of life. Their soft skin and softer curves, the way they gasped and giggled and sighed, the way the wealthy ones played their coy games, and the less fortunate ones looked at him, stars in their eyes, eager for his attention. Women were, without a doubt, the Lord's finest creation. And, at twenty-three, he had plans for a lifetime of worshipping them. — Sarah MacLean

Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved. — Emily Post

Mental simulation is not as good as actually doing something. But it's the next best thing. And the right kind of a story is a simulation. — Chip Heath

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV. — Ani DiFranco

When my life is throughAnd the angels ask me to recallThe thrill of them allThen I shall tell themI remember you — Johnny Mercer

I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would. — Bonnie Langford

The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say. — Caleb Deschanel