Quotes Tagged "essay"

It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what you want. You'll settle for those things, but you really want a monkey that does your evil bidding. Pullman is a genius just for this.

Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.

Be a worthy worker and work will come.

Great losses are great lessons.

Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.

The job of feets is walking, but their hobby is dancing.

All worries are less with wine.

Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.

War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.

Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.

If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them with your actions.

The decision is your own voice, an opinion is the echo of someone else's voice.

Health is hearty, health is harmony, health is happiness.

If thinking should precede acting, then acting must succeed thinking.

In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts.

I believe that any God worth believing in believes in me too

[Short Talk on the Sensation of Airplane Takeoff] Well you know I wonder, it could be love running toward my life with its arms up yelling let’s buy it what a bargain!

Even ivory towers need central heating.

How do I know what I think until I see what I say?