Timosha Quotes & Sayings

A martyr's disciples suffer more than the martyr. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The promises you make on your mother's deathbed are promises that are absolute; they're titanium. There's no way you're breaking them. I promised my mother that I would take care of my brother. That I would look after him. I kept my word. I did it the best way I could. By leaving. — Jenny Han

I will give you the sun and the rain, and if they are not available, I will give you a sun check and a rain check. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Because all the societies, all the nations, all the cultures, have taken it for granted that the individuals exist for them, not vice-versa. To me, just the opposite is the case: the society exists for the individual, the culture exists for the individual, the nation exists for the individual. Everything can be sacrificed, but the individual cannot be sacrificed for anything. Individuality is the very flowering of existence - nothing is higher than it. But no culture, no society, no civilization is ready to accept a simple truth. — Rajneesh

N-no-o, all that excitement, it wouldn't reach us,' Timosha spoke gloomily. 'We're like the sunken city of Kitezh, living at the bottom of the lake. We do not hear a thing, and the water over us is muddy and sleepy. And on the surface, way above - why, everything's in flames, and the alarms are ringing.' ("A Provincial Tale") — Yevgeny Zamyatin

The secret to style is a beautiful smile. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Ultimate stupidity: Mistakenly thinking you will get what you want by complaining about and focusing on exactly what you don't want. — John Phillips

Naturally, in 10 years, you change as a person and you learn a lot from your mistakes. You also learn a lot about wasting time and the right way to handle things. We're not touring as much. We're not doing eight or nine months of the year, so I've got a bit more time to get a perspective on what I do. I think I've improved my songwriting. I'm every bit as enthusiastic about playing as ever and I'm still learning. — Rory Gallagher

If we are going to be happy and have any chance at growing then we must learn how to forgive others ... and ourselves. — Yehuda Berg

When I entered college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer, but by the time I was set to graduate, I was not too sure of that. — Samuel Alito

When love ends, the beloved is no longer standing on a pedestal, but in a hole. — Mason Cooley

Holding on to some of your uniqueness is the trick instead of surrendering it at the Academy of Contemporary We're Gonna Make You a Star. — Bill Bruford

The hands of Yves Saint Laurent are something really important - two real characters on their own. — Pierre Niney