Xunzi Philosophy Quotes & Sayings

Tommy . . ." And then Tom murmured, "Lije," in his ear, his voice raspy and desperate, and Prophet shuddered, suddenly as desperate as Tom sounded. Of course, Tom noticed. And that's when he began fucking Prophet in earnest, saying his name like a cross between a chant and a prayer, and Prophet was damned sure no one had made it sound better. No one had ever shortened it like that, but back in New Orleans, Tom had taken it and made it his own, using it every time they fucked. Like he was proving he knew Prophet, reminding Prophet that he'd let Tom in and there was no backing out now. Prophet — S.E. Jakes

Most firearm-related deaths in America are suicides. — Firmin Debrabander

In the Sixties, conglomerates were all the rage. — Jim Pattison

What melancholy thought,' said the King, 'can possibly reach your heart when I place mine as a rampart before it? — Alexandre Dumas

When you begin a picture you often make some pretty discoveries. You must be on guard against these. Destroy the thing, do it over several times. In each destroying of a beautiful discovery, the artist does not really suppress it, but rather condenses it, makes it more substantial. What comes out in the end is the result of discarded finds. Otherwise you become your own connoisseur. — Pablo Picasso

Careers, children and homemaking all come above preserving your appearance. Self-preservation is at the bottom of the scale. — Trinny Woodall

Unless you are genuinely interested in working with someone, don't. It doesn't matter how big an expert they are, or how much grant money the project would bring in. Stay away from things that do not interest you. — Ian Stewart

I always find myself loathing what I've just been before - the person who was living in the apartment that I just left, the person I was a year before. I constantly have the feeling of shedding skins and changing. — Joan Juliet Buck

But that is enough of such worrying. The river is waiting, and our hearts must be light, so we can faster travel. — Tad Williams

Some of the wealthy collectors have paid lots of money for artwork that I already did, but I didn't do it with the intention of catering to them. I think part of the reason my work is attractive to people like that is because it doesn't cater to them. — Robert Crumb

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. — Confucius