Yloity Quotes & Sayings

Each civilization may choose one of two roads to travel, that is, either fret itself to death, or pet itself to death. And in the course of doing one or the other, it eats its way into the Universe, turning cinders and flinders of stars into toilet seats, pegs, gears, cigarette holders and pillowcases, and it does this because, unable to fathom the Universe, it seeks to change that Fathomlessness into Something Fathomable. — Stanislaw Lem

I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud. — Stephen King

Maelcum a rude boy," said the other, "an' a righteous tug pilot. — William Gibson

A library is where ideas sleep between covers, waiting for you to discover them. — Lois Ehlert

Shakespeare speaks for the human heart but Dickens speaks for the social man and for injustices. — Simon Callow

Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage. — Woody Allen

It seems to be the rule of this world. Each person has what he doesn't want, and other people have what he does want. — Jerome K. Jerome

History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind. — Irving Langmuir

Cherish the people who make up your home, and you'll notice the hearth fires burn brighter than ever before. — Thomas Kinkade

What seems today inconceivable will appear one day, from a higher stand point, quite simple and harmonious. — Max Planck

I hate this argument that says little Britain or something outside, or Britain is part of a wider Europe. We can both be within our trading relationships within Europe but we can also be a fantastic global trader. — Iain Duncan Smith