Wijsman Butter Quotes & Sayings

I wonder if it hurts, being carved out like this, one grain of sand at a time. I wonder if the rocks realize that for every part of themselves they lose, they gain something beautiful — Elissa Janine Hoole

Doesn't the seventeenth-century use of the measurement yard for penis strike you as a bit of an exaggeration, unless the yard then was not the yard now? — Siri Hustvedt

Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy. — Mohamed ElBaradei

In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death. — Michael K. Simpson

I never knew what hate really was until I thought of somebody wrapping up a bomb and putting it in a church on a Sunday morning to kill little girls. — Robert McCammon

It is important to foster individuality, for only the individual can produce the new ideas. — Albert Einstein

Baby, in a world without pity Do you think what I'm askin's too much I just want to feel you in my arms Share a little of that Human Touch. — Bruce Springsteen

In its fear of not being, the mind is attached to name, to furniture, to value; and it will drop these in order to be at a higher level, the higher being the more gratifying, the more permanent. The fear of uncertainty, of not being, makes for attachment, for possession. When the possession is unsatisfactory or painful, we renounce it for a more pleasurable attachment. The ultimate gratifying possession is the word God, or its substitute, the State. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

I think the responsibility of running a huge business, which happens if you become a successful designer, probably makes you more careful. — Susan Orlean

Facts are important, but the story matters. Poorly presented facts can even get in the way of the story's impact. — Blake Mycoskie

Outside, the sirens go whirling off in another direction, leaving only the sky stretched over the houses, the lonely beautiful universe, a sad song played on a broken instrument. She wonders if Skippy did hear them tonight. Ruprecht told her that even though you can't see strings, scientists believed the theory was true because it was the most beautiful explanation. So, Skippy heard their song, that would be the beautiful explanation, wouldn't it? For tonight? — Paul Murray