Timesofti Quotes & Sayings

Let us not, in the pride of our superior knowledge, turn with contempt from the follies of our predecessors. The study of the errors into which great minds have fallen in the pursuit of truth can never be uninstructive. As the man looks back to the days of his childhood and his youth, and recalls to his mind the strange notions and false opinions that swayed his actions at the time, that he may wonder at them; so should society, for its edification, look back to the opinions which governed ages that fled. — Charles Mackay

I went to hockey camp at Michigan because my dad has some relatives in the Ann Arbor area. We went to visit them as kids, and you start to learn the language from being around people. At the same time, when I got to college, I thought my English was better than it really was. I learned a lot over my four years. — Carl Hagelin

For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men. — Giorgos Seferis

The alternative to good design is bad design, not no design at all. — Douglas Martin

I want to forget what I've learned about the character, but the reality is that you can't, because you've absorbed it. It's there in that moment when you need it. The hard part is to trust it. — Liev Schreiber

The life of the mind is reality, and love without romantic illumination is a spiritless matter. — Ellen Glasgow

But you didn't rest your mind. your mind is overactive, and the mind is what counts, dear — Arthur Miller

Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day. — Daphne Guinness

Everything's uglier up close.

Not you. — John Green