Trestle Desk Quotes & Sayings

When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace. — Morihei Ueshiba

I grew up on two wheels in the dirt. — Jimmie Johnson

Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn't do nothing. — Duke Ellington

Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neighbour. — Pliny The Elder

Being mayor of New York was a crisis a week and an emergency every other day. — Rudy Giuliani

I love fashion, and I've always wanted to do costume design, but I'm in jeans and T-shirts most of the time. — Clemence Poesy

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin. — Alexander Wang

What happened to the American Dream? It came true! You're lookin' at it — Edward Blake

It warms the cockles of my heart. Words chosen carefully. — Misha Collins

Now my uncle knew many of them personally, and also ladies of another class, not clearly distinguished from actresses in my mind. He used to entertain them at his house. — Marcel Proust

Starvation and disease are the original weapons of mass destruction. When you burn fields and kill animals, people are left vulnerable. — James Nachtwey

You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension. — Nikola Tesla

All these young mothers chauffeuring their volcanic three-year-olds through the grocery store. The child's name always sounds vaguely presidental, and he or she tends to act accordingly. "Mommy hears what you're saying about treats," the woman will say, "But right now she needs you to let go of her hair and put the chocolate-covered Life Savers back where they came from."
"No!" screams McKinley or Madison, Kennedy or Lincoln or beet-faced baby Reagan. Looking on, I always want to intervene. "Listen," I'd like to say, "I'm not a parent myself, but I think the best solution at this point is to slap that child across the face. It won't stop its crying, but at least now it'll be doing it for a good reason. — David Sedaris

Discover the inner beauty and wonder within your heart. When you open then follow your Heart your life will become truly wonderful. — Steven Redhead

Can the mere convenience that makes money such a useful device continue indefinitely to outweigh the horrendous and growing burden of evil that it imposes on the human race and ultimately brings its dependents to ruin? — Hugh Nibley