Troostwijk Veilingen Quotes & Sayings

Certainly, envy is no monopoly of the poor; it makes itself felt in all sections of society; it haunts the court, the library, the barrack-room, even the sanctuary; it is provoked in some unhappy souls by the near neighbourhood of any superior rank or excellence whatever. — Henry Parry Liddon

We were taught to think that Paris was the center of the universe. — Etel Adnan

The sweetness of his breath whispering past my cheek and ear, as his soft, sure lips warmly grace my skin, makes my stomach feel like a thousand dainty butterflies swirled into flight. — Lucy Lacefield

Was drug induced happy still happy? Was it the right kind of happy? Did it count? — Terri Cheney

You call democracy freedom.
I call it corporation. — Jeffrey Fischer

You can raise good children in single parent households, and many of you perhaps here today come from that type of environment. It is possible and many do it in heroic situations, but it's much more difficult and the numbers move against us in a broad society. — Sam Brownback

Fear or happiness... Parenting or impulse... Primitive stupidity or vain self-destruction... — Plamen Chetelyazov

Twilight is a scream time for the light: The sun screams magnificently before the total darkness comes! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Scholars once proclaimed that the agricultural revolution was a great leap forward for humanity. They told a tale of progress fuelled by human brain power. Evolution gradually produced ever more intelligent people. Eventually, people were so smart that they were able to decipher nature's secrets, enabling them to tame sheep and cultivate wheat. As soon as this happened, they cheerfully abandoned the gruelling, dangerous, and often spartan life of hunter-gatherers, settling down to enjoy the pleasant, satiated life of farmers. — Yuval Noah Harari

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. — William James

Pixy dust thickened to make my eyes water, but after the loud complaints and muttered disappointment, the Disney nightmare subsided as quickly as it had come. — Kim Harrison