Unsavory Protagonist Quotes & Sayings

That was one of your favorite themes: that profusion, replication, popularity wasn't necessarily devaluing, and that time itself made all things rare. You loved to savor the present tense and were more conscious than anyone I have ever met that its every constituent is fleeting. — Lionel Shriver

Life does not measure up to performing ... Performing is perfect. — Joan Rivers

There's probably no concept in theology more repugnant to modern America than the idea of divine wrath. — R.C. Sproul

We cannot expect that millions are practicing real yoga just because millions of people claim to be doing yoga all over the globe. What has spread all over the world is not yoga. It is not even non-yoga; it is un-yoga. — Prashant Iyengar

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. — William Howard Taft

Death and dying provide a meeting-point between the Tibetan Buddhist and modern scientific traditions. I believe both have a great deal to contribute to each other on the level of understanding and of practical benefit. — Dalai Lama

Dan Brown is a character from 'Foucault's Pendulum!' I invented him. He shares my characters' fascinations - the world conspiracy of Rosicrucians, Masons, and Jesuits. The role of the Knights Templar. The hermetic secret. The principle that everything is connected. I suspect Dan Brown might not even exist. — Umberto Eco

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. — Morihei Ueshiba

We used to stay inside for recess
because outside was worse — Shane Koyczan

It would be great to do a story and get somebody who is innocent out of jail. That's a wonderful thing. — Sarah Koenig

I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have him add something to mine. — Michael Nyman

You just gotta love someone with full force, even if it hurts you. Even if you end up regretting it, at least you gave it your all. — Magan Vernon

To come into my world, I've got some M&Ms and some potato chips, and I'm asking you to move furniture. We're making a movie. We're making it like we're putting on a play. — Lee Daniels