Van Drunen Quotes & Sayings

The American, who up to the present day, has evinced, in Literature, the largest brain with the largest heart, that man is Nathaniel Hawthorne. — Herman Melville

He was warrior and mystic, ogre and saint, the fox and the innocent, chivalrous, ruthless, less than a god, more than a man. — Frank Herbert

These are people who consciously choose failure in order to preserve their own sense of integrity. They are more elitist than mere snobs, because of their high standards. — Azar Nafisi

Every scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Second, they say it has been discovered before. Last, they say they always believed it. — Matthew Pearl

Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough. — Greta Garbo

The meaning of what is said is according to the motive for saying it: because things are not subject to speech, but speech to things. Therefore we should take account of the motive of the lawgiver, rather than of his very words. — Thomas Aquinas

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age. — China Machado

Usually, people laughed when they realized they'd pissed me off, or they were bludgeoned until I felt better. — S. Hart

High EQ decision makers can leverage multifaceted thought processes in making sound judgments and improving the overall decision-making maturity. — Pearl Zhu

All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out. — Mark Twain

Looking about me, listening and recalling what the day had been like, I suddenly felt a secret unease in my heart and raised my eyes to the sky, but even in the sky there seemed to be no tranquillity. Dotted with stars, it constantly quivered and danced and shivered. — Ivan Turgenev

Life is a collection of experiences. To experience each moment fully and accept it is an art. The art of living gracefully and never growing 'old'. — Rashmi Bansal

I discovered early that the hardest thing to overcome is not a physical disability but the mental condition which it induces. The world, I found, has a way of taking a man pretty much at his own rating. If he permits his loss to make him embarrassed and apologetic, he will draw embarrassment from others. But if he gains his own respect, the respect of those around him comes easily. — Alexander P. De Seversky

A failure doesn't mean you are unworthy, nor does it preclude success on the next try. — Leonard Mlodinow

If you live a responsible life, you'll run into responsible people, — Aziz Ansari