Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
#quotes #philip-pullman #life #trust

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. ~Paul Cezanne
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Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separate self is you. There is nothing there inside you other than that. ~U.G. Krishnamurti
#quotes #u-g-krishnamurti #self

A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
#quotes #hobart-brown #patience

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~Edith Sitwell
#quotes #edith-sitwell #reading #music #silence

Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
#quotes #lynda-resnick #marketing #entrepreneurship #manufacturing

I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
#quotes #lou-brock #freedom #stealing

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
#proverbs #taoist-proverbs #mind #world

So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
#quotes #desmond-dekker #work

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
#quotes #lucy-walker #entertainment

I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution. ~Luc Montagnier
#quotes #luc-montagnier #ethics

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #conscience

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. ~Bethenny Frankel
#quotes #bethenny-frankel #faith #culture #guidance

I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
#quotes #evelyn-glennie #travel #home

Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours. ~Brendan Fraser
#quotes #brendan-fraser #decisions

Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
#quotes #agnes-repplier #teaching

Even the Soviet Union, with its huge nuclear arsenal, was a threat that could be deterred by the prospect of retaliation. But suicide bombers cannot be deterred. They can only be annihilated; preemptively and unilaterally, if necessary. ~Thomas Sowell
#quotes #thomas-sowell #nuclear #bombing #terrorism

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty. ~William Osler
#quotes #william-osler #human #achievement

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. ~Garson Kanin
#quotes #garson-kanin #night #thinking

Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
#quotes #john-schlesinger #homosexuality

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs #conscience

In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma. ~Greg Boyle
#quotes #greg-boyle #gang #los-angeles

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #teaching #knowledge