Zamen 30 Quotes & Sayings

At thirteen, Noboru was convinced of his own genius (each of the others in the gang felt the same way) and certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter was to water and tend it; that propagation was a fiction; consequently, society was a fiction too: that fathers and teachers, by virtue of being fathers and teachers, were guilty of a grievous sin. Therefore, his own father's death, when he was eight, had been a happy incident, something to be proud of. — Yukio Mishima

You have failed in the most base and human of ways
you have not imagined the lives of others. — Michael Cunningham

When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful. — Michael Eisner

Margareth is a bad influence for her."
"We all love Margareth. Don't be too hard on her."
"It's a nerd school, Papa. Engineering school. — Rea Lidde

The Brady family was what everyone wanted their family to be like. — Mike Lookinland

It is clear from both documentary and archaeological sources that conspicuous display and consumption of wealth was fundamental for an elite male to maintain power and position in society. — Sally Crawford

Those who have the immense dishonesty to fight with a ballot box in one hand and a rifle in the other have no place in democratic politics. — Neil Kinnock

The only way that I can do better than someone else, maybe they're better at something else, but they'll never beat me at work. — Kevin McCarthy

Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future. — Charles Duhigg

Pennsylvania is facing challenging economic times, a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, and negative cash flow projections. My Budget Deficit and Fiscal Stabilization Task Force will get to work to determine the scope of the challenges facing Pennsylvania and begin to discuss how we can get Pennsylvania's fiscal house in order. — Tom Wolf

I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star. — Peter O'Toole

Life is kinder to those who love themselves, because love attracts love and light, and repels and dispels darkness. — Shaun Roundy

He was a spry, suave and very precise general who knew the circumference of the equator and always wrote "enhanced" when he meant "increased." He was a prick. — Joseph Heller

In your haste you walk far too fast. And in doing so you often leave your soul behind. — Anonymous