Yewande Austin Quotes & Sayings

The business of books is the business of life. — George Whitman

He who has lived and thought can never
Help in his soul despising men,
He who has felt will be forever
Haunted by days he can't regain.
For him there are no more enchantments,
Him does the serpent of remembrance,
Him does repentance always gnaw.
All this will frequently afford
A great delight to conversations. — Alexander Pushkin

He will lunch with you at your flat tomorrow at one-thirty. Please remember that he drinks no wine, strongly disapproves of smoking, and can only eat the simplest food, owing to an impaired digestion. Do not offer him coffee, for he considers it the root of half the nerve-trouble in the world."
"I should think a dog-biscuit and a glass of water would about meet the case, what?"
"Bertie!"
"Oh, all right. Merely persiflage."
"Now it is precisely that sort of idiotic remark that would be calculated to arouse Sir Roderick's worst suspicions. — P.G. Wodehouse

Do better than this, Shazi. My queen is without limitations. Boundless in all that she does. Show them." Her pulse raced — Renee Ahdieh

Humanism believes in salvation by works of law. By vast appropriations of money, and dedicated labor, [it] is trying to save all nations and races, all men from all problems, in the hopes of creating paradise on earth. [It] is trying to bring peace on earth and goodwill among men by acts of state and works of law, not by Jesus Christ. — Rousas John Rushdoony

My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad. — Hugh Jackman

You couldn't plan on when love would find you; you only had to be open to it. — Elena Aitken

Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it's just teaching you to stand up the next time. — Joel Edgerton

I'd rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I'm not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it. — Alicia Keys

If I run towards you, you should be running towards me! — Lee Bo-na