Uhlir Oregon Quotes & Sayings

Why, I wondered, did people seek out portrayals of the very experiences that, in real life, would send them mad with despair? Shouldn't art be an escape, a laugh, a comfort, a thrill? — David Nicholls

For something to hurt that bad, and feel so good, it's just inexplicable. — Adam Goucher

Suicide is career gold for the poet. Sadly, the poet isn't around to reap any benefits from it. — Jim Behrle

It's probably this way with a lot of professionals: At first the BlackBerry is a savior, because it makes you mobile, but then it becomes a curse, because you're at a restaurant and looking down at it under the table. — Dan Bartlett

While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert ... that as long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair. — Jules Verne

Hope makes people good, a lot of the time. You hope for a brighter future, and resentment is outweighed. — Daisy Ridley

So you become numb to insults, particularly if you teach yourself to imagine that the person uttering them is a variant of a noisy ape with little personal control. Just keep your composure, smile, focus on analyzing the speaker not the message, and you'll win the argument. An ad hominem attack against an intellectual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message. The psychologist — Nassim Nicholas Taleb