Transacciones En Quotes & Sayings

There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into, murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the yard. We — Harper Lee

Every nation feels itself to be superior, but in America it's a jaunty feeling, and in some cases a rather ominous one among the super-patriots. — James Salter

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear. — Freddie Mercury

Around her ribs and waist were curves of the kind that wind carves in snowdrifts. — Jonathan Franzen

Your life is a piece of clay; don't let anyone else mold it for you. — Lao-Tzu

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor. — Louise Bourgeois

I told the government I'd volunteer for prison, as long as it served the right purpose, — Edward Snowden

It's only useful to ask, what wisdom have you learned from your misjudgments that will help you going forward? — David Brooks

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. — Samuel Smiles

Avoid the known paths or else be ready to end up in the known places! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is that it starts out like The Big Chill, sort of. Four friends, who are not quite happy with their life, and every year they get together for a week and look for some comfort from each other. — Lawrence Kasdan

Shackleton's unwillingness to succumb to the demands of everyday life & his insatiable excitement w/ unrealistic ventures left him open to the accusation of being basically immature & irresponsible. & very possibly he was-by conventional standards. But the great leaders of historical record-the Napoleons, the Nelsons, the Alexanders-have rarely fitted any conventional mold, & it is perhaps an injustice to evaluate them in ordinary terms. There can be little doubt that Shackleton, in this way, was an extraordinary leader of men. — Alfred Lansing