Thielsen Gallery Quotes & Sayings

I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children. — Criss Angel

This...is a new crutch to help you make excuses for your meaningless, impotent existence. — John Kennedy Toole

The government of my country snubs honest simplicity but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or two. — Mark Twain

Our hearts speak the same language but more importantly our souls share the same voice. — Nikki Rowe

Bayla, is this how you'd kill me?" she asked out loud. There are easier ways. You could send another snake. I am sorry I ate the first one." Hearing her own voice made her feel braver. "He was delicious, though — Sarah Beth Durst

I find Chinese debates about their political system domestically, but also about China's claims in the international system, to be among the most original and surprising and exciting of our time. The starting point is a system that none of us had anticipated, which I call Leninist capitalism, but also obviously because it is the most important emerging power. The question of China's relations with the United States in particular, and the rest of the world in general, is the question of war and peace in the 21st century. — Timothy Garton Ash

Before the Haitian Revolution, Africans toiling in the sugar fields of Saint-Domingue spread the story of the zombi. This was a living-dead person who had been captured by white wizards. Intellect and personality fled home, but the ghost-spirit and body remained in the land of the dead, working at the will of the sorcerers-planters. Any slave could be a zombi..." - The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism — Edward E. Baptist

My mom is my best friend and my biggest cheerleader. — Scott Eastwood

I'm thankful for weird people out there 'cause they're some of the most creative people. — Channing Tatum

I never had a time line for my life. I didn't say I wanted to be married at 28 and have three kids by the time I was 32. — Eva Longoria

A good relationship is a contest of love. — Matshona Dhliwayo