Uk Adanient Quotes & Sayings

I viewed with regret the many hours I have spent in indolence, and now sorely felt the want of that information which those hours would have given me had they been judidiously expended. But since they are past and cannot be recalled, I dash from me the gloomy thought, and resolved in future, to redouble my exertions and at least endeavor to promote those two primary objects of human existence, by giving them the aid of that portion of talents which nature and fortune have bestowed upon me; or in future, to live for MANKIND, as I have hertofore lived FOR MYSELF. — Merriweather Lewis

Getting shocked was a badge of honor for Woz. He prided himself on being a hardware engineer, which meant — Walter Isaacson

I don't think I understand the concept of regret. Because if I regret anything, that would mean, like, I hate myself. — Tao Lin

The Book of Revelation has all the authority, in these theological uplands, of military orders in time of war. The people turn to it for light upon all their problems, spiritual and secular. — H.L. Mencken

I always choose strong, direct backlighting that creates patterns of intricate abstract shadows. These shadows become strong design elements that lie across and touch other objects in the set up. — William C. Wright

Possibly the deep feeling is that if people learn to eat one another the food supply would be so generous and so available that no one would be either safe or hungry. — John Steinbeck

People talk of "class selfishness". Well, I know something of history, and I never heard of any tyrant, aristocrat, capitalist, slave-holder, buccaneer, middle-class shopkeeper - so absolutely and exclusively governed by selfishness as Trades Union "labour". — George Saintsbury

How many of us take the time to relive half a lifetime's worth of happy memories, cringeworthy failures, and unforgettable adventures together? How many of us get a chance to sit down and talk about the rough times we overcame in the past or to laugh about the stupid mistakes we made when we were young? — Joanna Gaines

Historical gap is created due to missing written records. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I wasn't religious. Didn't believe in a higher power. Mundane government was crappy enough, the idea of a divine one simultaneously scared me and made me want to laugh. As a consequence, when I thought of a soul, I was thinking more about some collection of the abstract parts of the mind that covered a person's mental and emotional well-being, their psyche and the defining aspects of their personality. A more religious view of the soul would probably add up to a rough equivalent. — Wildbow

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart. — Kristin Hannah

I am large. I contain multitudes," I said solemnly. "Especially on Tuesdays. — Simon R. Green

I don't see that books can be written without political context - not if they're relevant and ambitious. — Sarah Hall

Stand by for the lovely concussion. — Ray Bradbury

The best-dressed man is an Italian who is trying to look English, or an Englishman who is trying to look Italian. — Diane Von Furstenberg