Unidimensional Scale Quotes & Sayings

In life man commits himself and draws his own portrait, outside of which there is nothing. No doubt this thought may seem harsh to someone who has not made a success of his life. But on the other hand, it helps people to understand that reality alone counts, and that dreams, expectations and hopes only serve to define a man as a broken dream, aborted hopes, and futile expectations. — Jean-Paul Sartre

Oh, go in anywhere Colonel, go in anywhere. You'll find lovely fighting all along the line. — Philip Kearny

Tell me something wonderful," he said to Dane. "Tell me that we are going to die dreamfully and loved in our sleep."
"You're always writing one of your plays on the phone," said Dane.
"I said, something wonderful. Say something about springtime."
"It is sloppy and wet. It is a beast from the sea."
"Ah," said Harry. — Lorrie Moore

Health care is, at its core, about improving the odds of life in its struggle against death. Of extending that game which we will all lose, each and every one of us unto eternity, extending it another year or month or second. — Keith Olbermann

If I were king of the world, babies born in airplanes, balloons and blimps would, instead of choosing to be German, Maldivian or American, all get special heavenly blue passports with a stork on the cover labeled 'Sky Baby' - and they'd be allowed to come and go anywhere they please. — Robert Krulwich

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes. — John Hoeven

You can't meet Jesus and not change. If you haven't changed, you haven't met the real Jesus. — Mark Driscoll

When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently. — Eli Wallach

If your friends never make you uncomfortable. You don't have friends. You have fans. — Darrin Patrick

Dear Sugar will save your soul. I belong to the Church of Sugar. — Samantha Dunn

Being from New York, there's three things you know about Hollywood. You know about the Hollywood sign, Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard with the stars. — Sean Combs

I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way. — Lewis Thomas

When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail. — Ziad K. Abdelnour