Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.
I am still a learner, not a teacher, feeding somewhat omnivorously, browsing both stalk & leaves
With all your science can you tell me how it is, and when it is, that light comes into the soul?
It is the art of mankind to polish the world, and every one who works is scrubbing in some part.
There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness.
Alas! the culture of an Irishman is an enterprise to be undertaken with a sort of moral bog hoe.
Shall I not rejoice also at the abundance of the weeds whose seeds are the granary of the birds?
The fishermen say that the "thundering of the pond" scares the fishes and prevents their biting.
First doubt, then inquire, then discover. This has been the process with all our great thinkers.
Maybe more youngsters would stay home at nights if they were not afraid to stay alone at nights.
Anger, which, far sweeter than trickling drops of honey, rises in the bosom of a man like smoke.
Far from me be the gift of Bacchus--pernicious, inflaming wine, that weakens both body and mind.
The fact that I have been successful merely means that I can write and illustrate in my own way.
Confusion and mistakes come when we forget the importance of God's word as our unwavering guide.
History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
Ripe old age, cheerful, useful, and understanding, is one of the finest influences in the world.
Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.
Before that I wanted to be a magazine illustrator - I probably would have painted Gothic scenes.
I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge.
Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.
To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue.
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
It's your fiction that interests me. Your studies of the interplay of human motives and emotion.
[O]ur statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take on a science fictional way of thinking.
In relation to them (animals), all people are Nazis for the animals, it is an eternal Treblinka.
As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.
Human talk is a centrifugal function, ever in flight outwards from what is on the talker's mind.
When we start to heal and perceive what I call love consciousness, we begin to perceive reality.
If we are meticulously careful with the use of the days, the years will take care of themselves.
High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.
Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.
Westerners, more than most Asians, are prone to feelings of fear, self-hatred, and unworthiness.
One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.
The best way to preserve a child’s vision is to let them see things their way rather than yours.
What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't indulge the kid inside you every now and then?
Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently.
An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
Where would Christianity be if Jesus got eight to fifteen years with time off for good behavior?
The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell.
Those who build and perpetuate mediocrity...are motivated more by the fear of being left behind.
It's what you do before you are in trouble, so that you can be strong when people most need you.
Sometimes what works in a book is too "in your face" when converted to the big screen and sound.
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.
That'd be just what I need: a rash of car thefts across America, committed by dedicated readers.
And ... and what is civilisation if it isn't people talking to each other over a goddamned beer?
You are made of Love, and this Earth is rich with opportunities to Love. Love is all around you.
I do read, but not as much as I'd like to. I take five books at once and just scan through them.
I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.