Valeria Messalina Quotes & Sayings

What could be the basis of our having more inherent value than animals? Their lack of reason, or autonomy, or intellect? Only if we are willing to make the same judgment in the case of humans who are similarly deficient. — Tom Regan

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can. — C.S. Lewis

I will be very careful the next time I fall in love, she told herself. Also, she had made a promise to herself that she intended on keeping. She was never going to go out with another writer: no matter how charming, sensitive, inventive or fun they could be. They weren't worth it in the long run. They were emotionally too expensive and the upkeep was complicated. They were like having a vacuum cleaner around the house that broke all the time and only Einstein could fix it. She wanted her next lover to be a broom. — Richard Brautigan

score? A dishonest or callous action? Being fired from a job? Being rejected? Focus on that thing. Feel all the emotions that go with it. Now put it in a growth-mindset perspective. Look honestly at your role in it, but understand that it doesn't define your intelligence or personality. Instead, ask: What did I (or can I ) learn from that experience? How can I use it as a basis for growth? Carry that with you instead. — Carol S. Dweck

His kiss is like dark chocolate, bitter and laced with sweetness - an aphrodisiac. — Mia Asher

The bottom line is that the death tax is a tax on the economy because it slows economic growth. — Todd Tiahrt

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. — Joe Biden

God is not a God of the edges, with a vested interest in beginnings. God is the God of the whole show. — John Polkinghorne

May the Lord be your redeemer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It has been said that the body is like an automobile - it's yours, but it isn't you. — Doris Day

Maybe even the smallest places mean something. — Jennifer Niven

Revenge is sweet and not fattening. — Alfred Hitchcock