FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

As far as I am concerned, the greatest suffering is to feel alone, unwanted, unloved. The greatest suffering is also having no one, forgetting what an intimate, truly human relationship ... (Mother Teresa)

Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined to dismantle it; those who ... (Ngugi wa Thiong'o)

For the Humanist, ... head and heart ... must function together ... The constitution of the Phillips Exeter Academy reads: 'Though goodness without knowledge ... is weak and feeble, yet ... (Corliss Lamont)

There are many ways to get to know someone, and my favorite is seeing them naked in Happy Baby pose. I also feel it is important to have sex soon ... (Chelsea Handler)

Senator, we are groping for understanding, the knowledge you assume I possess doesn't exist' - 'The only effective regulation lies in the propensity of customers to choose alternatives, of investors ... (Alan Greenspan)

Watch everything she does. You can tell what a woman wants and needs by simply observing her. Even when you two are out spending time together, chillaxing at home, or ... (Will Ag Martel)

There's something I have to say," I said seriously, looking her in the eye. She smiled. "Oookay." She was mocking me-mocking my tone-but I didn't care. "Okay. Here it is. ... (Kieran Scott)

He recognizes the necessity of life-saving medical procedures, but embodies the belief that one of the first responsibilities of the medical community is to help patients establish lifestyles that give ... (Dennis Goodman)

At no point, anywhere in Seattle, is there a clear and obvious route to an interstate. And, if you find yourself magically right beside an interstate on-ramp, you can safely ... (Cherie Priest)

I felt as if I was trying to think through syrup. ... (Patrick Rothfuss)

The villagers marked the time in two ways: before the swamp and after. What came before was good. And all that came after was not. ... (Melanie Crowder)

I heard Tash say: Nomi, you're sad man. Get a grip. Walk away. What have I taught you? And I thought: You taught me that some people can leave and ... (Miriam Toews)

I'm past 75, I still walk, and I don't dye my hair blond, and I don't touch it up. ... (Pauline Trigere)

Perfectionism is procrastination masquerading as quality control. ... (Steven Barnes)

You can't go about smelling of April and May, the pair of you, and then expect to gull people into thinking you don't mean to get riveted! ... (Georgette Heyer)

There is no such sport as sport by sport o'erthrown. ... (William Shakespeare)

You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you're making progress ... No matter how much respect, no ... (Malcolm X)

Like a snake on a rock, I have shed my skin and grown another. I feel reborn and ready to resume activities. ... (Fennel Hudson)

I remember when I saw 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' I wanted to go out and direct a movie right there on the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, you can't ... (John Krasinski)

I've always loved the wild rumpus in 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak, because the words disappear, the pictures take up the whole page, and we move forward ... (Brian Selznick)

Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best things in life happen while your sweating. Yeah, if you get too ... (Richelle Mead)

We have the right to our own bodies. ... (Shere Hite)

I know," Julia said. "It is so difficult rebuilding an intelligence community from scratch. One must make do with the materials at hand. Their youth, their inexperience, and the openness ... (Neal Stephenson)

People got very wimpy about 'Scarface' very quickly. ... (Steven Bauer)

But all this was beside the point. What scared Amy was the mere fact of what looked inescapably like recreational malevolence. The poem had been written by an adult, not ... (Jincy Willett)

There is a vulnerability that any woman has in a situation where you're surrounded by men in an enclosed space. You learn through time different defense mechanisms, and it could ... (Katee Sackhoff)

I'll start drinking tea over coffee when the big hand is on Never and the little hand is on Ain't Gonna Happen. ... (James Lileks)

Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is Isolation. As you grow older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want Ice cream ... (Chetan Bhagat)

We ought to step out of our old, hard casing. We think that we are one kind of people, when in fact we are always creating ourselves. We are not ... (Ben Okri)

Philosophy has been described as thinking about thinking, and all Christians should do that. The term comes from two Greek words, philia ("love") and sophia ("wisdom"), thus "loving wisdom." Nothing ... (Rick Cornish)