Ynnnn Quotes & Sayings

The principle of universality is not a 'theory'. Just moral truism. — Noam Chomsky

Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment. — Marco Rubio

We have to unclasp our palms and let go of every alternate reality where we're happier, stronger, brighter because of all the things we did differently. Those universes do not exist. But ours does. And it's okay here, if we open our eyes up and let it be. — Heidi Priebe

Terry Pratchett lives in England, an island off the coast of France, where he spends his time writing Discworld novels in accordance with the Very String Anthropic Principle, which holds that the entire Purpose of the Universe is to make possible a being that will live in England, an island off the coast of France, and spend his time writing Discworld novels. Which is exactly what he does. Which proves the whole business true. Any questions? — Terry Pratchett

Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to. — Martha Grimes

I dressed all in black and went to see all the top photographers, like Irving Penn, and said, 'I am Veruschka who comes from the border between Russia, Germany and Poland. I'd like to see what you can do with my face.' — Veruschka Von Lehndorff

Many people are not ready to pay for advice they can use, so the few that do, break boundaries and soar higher. — Bernard Kelvin Clive

If we could let go of our faith in money, who knows what we might put in its place? — Lewis H. Lapham

Some people never get farther than where they start from, never find out what else there is, or ask questions, or get answers. — Gina Willner-Pardo

What we employ in charitable uses during our lives is given away from ourselves; what we bequeath at our death is given from others only, as our nearest relations. — Francis Atterbury

I didn't know you had a cat!' she exclaimed.
I am always surprised how many people make this observation-though not all are as bold as the American in giving voice to their astonishment. Why should His Holiness not have a cat-if indeed, 'having a cat' is a correct understanding of the relationship? — David Michie