Travassos Valdez Quotes & Sayings

Dwarfs were not a naturally religious species, but in a world where pit props could crack without warning and pockets of fire damp could suddenly explode they'd seen the need for gods as the sort of supernatural equivalent of a hard hat. Besides, when you hit your thumb with an eight-pound hammer it's nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very special and strong-minded kind of atheist to jump up and down with their hand clasped under their other armpit and shout, "Oh, random-fluctuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!" or "Aaargh, primitive-and-outmoded-concept on a crutch! — Terry Pratchett

Better not flatter if you ain't sincere. — Toba Beta

Where are the songs of Spring? Aye, where are they? Think not of them; thou has thy music too. — John Keats

From the instant of our first meeting I judged him so, though it could be said that I was prejudiced. When one is standing naked on a slave-auction block in a wind cold enough to freeze a demon's backside, one is unlikely to have a fair impression of anyone. — Carol Berg

Everybody has his talent, everybody has his gift from God, and we go about sharing gifts with each other, that's the way of the world, the best way. — Orson Scott Card

The Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy. — John F. Kerry

My fantasy of Cuba was that everybody was going to be going around looking like Fidel, with green uniforms - and it was very different from my vision of how Cuba was going to be. — Assata Shakur

Always define your area of excellence. Establish the area where you will be the best. — Farrah Gray