Vjera U Quotes & Sayings

intended to repel Evil, which are the constant Accompaniment to their Conversations with myself. — Diana Gabaldon

But there was something more precious than his poems; something far away he didn't yet possess and longed for - manliness; he knew that it could only be attained by action and courage; and if courage meant courage to be rejected, rejected by everything, by the beloved woman, by the painter, and even by his own poems - so be it: he wanted to have that courage. And so he said:
"Yes, I know that the revolution has no need for my poems. I regret that, because I like them. But unfortunately my regret is no argument against their useless-ness.
Again there was silence, and then one of the men said: "This is dreadful," and he actually shuddered as if a chill had run down his spine. Jaromil felt the horror his words had produced in everyone there, that they were seeing in him the living disappearance of everything they loved, everything that made life worthwhile.
It was sad but also beautiful: within the space of an instant, Jaromil lost the feeling of being a child. — Milan Kundera

The desire to transcend one's own ego boundaries, to share completely, even for a moment, the consciousness of another person must be a universal longing. It motivates many of our activities from taking drugs to making love, and lies behind the search for new ways of getting close to one another that is so intense in our society today. — Andrew Weil

There was a time, long ago, when the only peaceful moments of her existence were those from the time she opened her eyes in the morning until she attained full consciousness, a matter of seconds until when finally roused she entered the day's wakeful nightmare. She — Harper Lee

History attempts to provide society with an artificial collective memory. — Ralph Davis

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events. — Henry Knox

In England it was enough that Newton was the greatest mathematican of his century; in France he would have been expected to be agreeable too. — Jean Le Rond D'Alembert

The efforts of a leader will be emulated. Depending on the quality of appointed leadership, this can be medicine or poison to a living business. — Steve Maraboli

Those whose approval you seek most give you the least. — Maurice Chevalier