Tristesse Synonyme Quotes & Sayings

So deeply ingrained is the unconscious northern hemisphere chauvinism in those of us who live there, and even some who don't. 'Unconscious' is exactly right. That is where consciousness-raising comes in. It is for a deeper reason than gimmicky fun that, in Australia and New Zealand, you can buy maps of the world with the South Pole on top. What splendid consciousness-raisers those maps would be, pinned to the walls of our northern hemisphere classrooms. Day after day, the children would be reminded that 'north' is an arbitrary polarity which has no monopoly on 'up'. — Richard Dawkins

I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family. — Renzo Piano

Life is your biggest Treasure. Enjoy it. If you forget to, it will soon be gone, never to return.-RVM — R.v.m.

Avoid contradicting in general, especially people you love. — Maurice Baring

Apollo widened his eyes, trying to look harmless - sadly, nearly impossible. He'd hit six feet at age fifteen and topped that by several inches in the fourteen years since. Add to that the width of his shoulders, his massive hands, and a face that his sister had once affectionately compared to a gargoyle's, and trying to appear harmless became something of a lost cause. — Elizabeth Hoyt

I love 'Enter the Dragon,' and I love Japanese movies. I love Jackie Chan movies; they are my heroes. — Rain

Her god is just like a Chinese parent, never running out of excuses to love a son. — Yiyun Li

You can't just be a wimp and then a year and a half or two years later decide to not be a wimp anymore. Because people will always treat you like a wimp once they have decided that's what you are. You have to be strong and tough and intelligent and smart and kind of plan out what you're going to say and know who you are. So that people will get that right away. Because then they're always going to be great to you. And they're always going to treat you with respect. — Stevie Nicks

Nets, grids, and other types of calculus. — Alan Watts