Thusitha Gunasekera Quotes & Sayings

The evils which of necessity encompass the life of man are sufficiently numerous. Why should we add to them by voluntarily distressing and destroying one another? Peace, brothers, is better than war. In a long and bloody war, we lose many friends, and gain nothing. Let us then live in peace and friendship together, doing to each other all the good we can. — Thomas Jefferson

I like to smile when its natural. I'm not mad or anything. That's my style. — Jesse McCartney

On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession. — Iman

Its badness is so potent that it seems to undermine the very idea of literature, to expose the whole endeavour of making art out of language as essentially and irredeemably fraudulent — Mark O'Connell

I asked him once what he believed to be the basic flaw in the character of Germans, and he replied "obedience." When I consider the ghastly orders obeyed by underlings of Columbus, or of Aztec priests supervising human sacrifices, or of senile Chinese bureaucrats wishing to silence unarmed, peaceful protesters in Tiananmen Square only three years ago as I write, I have to wonder if obedience isn't the basic flaw in most of humankind. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime. — Andrew Weil

I admired Bohr very much. We had long talks together, long talks in which Bohr did practically all the talking. — Paul Dirac

It's quite hard to find a ballsy or complex character. So the roles I've taken are those. Lot's of people put me in the dark category. — Eva Green

Live and everyone would die. Die and everyone would live. It seemed like such a simple choice. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems. — Heather Brewer

The artist's interest cannot be restricted to a single field; he must seek the highest perception of everything, of the whole and its details. — Asger Jorn

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion. — Friedrich Hayek

The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. — Benjamin Graham

The '90s were indeed a great time to be alive. There was a sense of optimism that I never felt before that decade and I haven't felt since. — Corey Taylor

She was a stubborn woman who needed a good spanking, and not of the kinky variety. — Shelly Crane