Weird Contradicting Quotes & Sayings

Convention serves a purpose: It gives life meaning, and without it, one is in a constant existential crisis. If you don't have the imposition of family to remind you of what is at stake, something else will. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but to truth and goodness. The idea of patriotism would have no place either in our dictionaries or our lives. — Max Eastman

The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your attachments.
They burn them all away, but they're not punishing you, they're freeing your soul.
If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away.
If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth. — Meister Eckhart

You are never too old to play chess! — Bobby Fischer

I'm 36, and sometimes I'm working so hard I don't realize how much I've gotten done. — James Pearse Connelly

I don't believe other people are ever as foolishly excited as I am while I'm working. How could they be? Writers would have to live in trees. — Katherine Mansfield

he could be suspected of knowing anything about the murder, but still he could not be comfortable in the midst of this gossip. It kept him in a cold — Mark Twain

Look. Vegan, gluten-free quiche."
"What exactly makes it quiche?"
"Well, the shape, I guess. It's quiche shaped."
"Sounds great."
"Your sarcasm is not appreciated."
"Sounds gross."
"Thank you. Honesty. — Kate Scelsa

I've never felt so...light — Cassandra Clare

Everybody is a dumb blonde at heart. — Jessica Simpson

If a nation and any nation on this earth could raise up the standard of personal responsibility in their society, you will in no time see a nation of virtuous people, developed and civilized. — Sunday Adelaja

Cars don't cause pollution, trees do. — Ronald Reagan

The second element of change is understanding. By understanding where your "way of thinking" originates, you can recognize that it has to come from outside you. — T. Harv Eker