T Quotes
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“They say opposites attract, which is possibly why I am very much attracted to Nicholas Parsons.”
“They say other species have stopped short, and that only the human species, the humanoid branch, has made its definitive breakthrough. In fact while all the others persevered in their specific forms and ended up disappearing genetically, thus leaving evolution to run its course, only the human species succeeded in surpassing itself in the simulacrum of itself - in disappearing genetically to resuscitate artificially. By perpetuating itself in a world of clones and electronic prostheses (perfect in so far as they will have eliminated every potential species, including humanity), man will thus, in a definitive act, have wiped out the natural genesis of things.
Contact with the men who wield power and authority still leaves an intang ible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to faecal matter, the faecal embodiment of something unmentionable and you wonder what it is made of and where it acquired its historically sacred character. Why this feeling of loathing for the politician? Is it the impression of being artificially subjected to a will that is even more stupid than your own and which, by its very function, has to be crude? How can the decision-making function be performed without simplifying the mechanisms of thought?
Political charisma is precisely not that gracious charisma which emanates from the irresistible power of a pure object, such as the power of a woman, but an ungracious will which derives its power and its glory from voluntary servitude. This is true of all institutions, the military, the clerical, the medical, and more recently the psychoanalytic, but it is particularly so in politics which remains the most striking hallucination of all the weaknesses of the will.”
Source: Cool memories
“They say our mothers really know how to push our buttons - because they installed them”
“They say our suffering is an inevitable part of the human condition; just accept it. But the greatest human skill is that of a choice maker.”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“They say pale gilded flowers once blossomed here. They twinkled with excitement beneath the bright ardor of this sun. Each bearing a glint of hope that could heal the most broken of hearts. Yet, in disappointment . . . and regret—I found it to be a lie.”
“They say pale gilded flowers once blossomed here. They twinkled with excitement beneath the bright ardor of this sun. Each bearing a glint of hope that could heal the most broken of hearts. Yet, in disappointment . . . and regret—I found it to be a lie.
For a long time, I lived in that lie. Hatefully ignorant of the person I had to become. If not for her wisdom, the only constant of my journey would be death. In her, we had found hope . . . . . . and it haunts me knowing she’s somewhere out there—alone.
I will walk to the ends of the world, until the Gold from the sun dwindles away . . . if it means I can find you.”
“They say pantomime's a lost art. It's never been a lost art and never will be, because it's too natural to do.”
Source: Buster Keaton: Interviews
“They say Paul Gascoigne is the new George Best but has he shagged three Miss Worlds?”
“They say people are fundamentally interested in only three things - food, sex and shelter. I can't say I'm authoritative on the first two, although I'm in favor of both. It's shelter that concerns me, and it's nice to be doing something people are interested in.”
“They say people can think for themselves? Do you honestly believe that the chap who can’t pass primary six knows the consequence of his choice when he answers a question viscerally, on language, culture and religion? But we knew the consequences. We would starve, we would have race riots. We would disintegrate.”
“They say people from small towns have big dreams and that pretty much describes me. I had big dreams growing up and I'm still a dreamer.”
“They say people in your life are seasons and anything that happens is for a reason.”
“they say people only hear what they want to hear,
but i don't know if that is always true, i've been wanting to hear your heart and it's as silent as the moon.”
“They say people wear their hearts on their sleeve. I say most people wear their hearts on their faces. But it takes a connoisseur to see it. I am that connoisseur.”
Source: Four of a Kind
“They say people who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it.”
Source: The Marcelli Bride
“They say perhaps we cry when language fails, when words can no longer adequately convey our hurt. When my crying is not wordless enough I beat my head with my fists.”
Source: The Crying Book
“They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.”
Source: Selected Stories of Anton Chekov
“They say plan it. I say do it.”
“They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me.”
“They say possessions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.”
Source: Hold Tight
“They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward.”
“They say productivity is the key to confidence, and confidence ... to productivity. And they're happy walking back and forth between these two rooms, each the excuse for the other.”
“They say pu$$y and paper is poetry power and pistols.”
“They say reach for the stars and you will get to the moon. I say reach for yourself and you will get to the stars.”
“They say religion has made a great contribution to art, but in fact art has made a great contribution to religion. Art has created a holy atmosphere with its superior genius!”
“They say religion is about love, but you wonder how much of it really is about fear.”
Source: Love Is All You Need: Wild Roses; The Nature of Jade
“They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.”
“They say rock is dead. Andy [Warhol] said art is dead. God is dead according to Nietzsche. If everything's dead what's alive? Only technology. We're in the era of technology.”
“They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.”
“They say rubbers mainly for perverts. Dont know why. Think its very practical, actually. I mean, you spill anything on it and it just comes off. I suppose that could be why the perverts like it.”
“They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit," Valkyrie said. China glanced at her. "They've obviously never met me.”
“They say Scheherazade saved all women with storytelling
I can’t even save myself before sunrise
I feel like I’m down
there with him
pushing against
what hurts most”
“They say, scientists are the new priests. Well, most priests leave things to god - we don't - we are gods. And not just us scientists - every human who takes responsibility for their society, is a living god. Even a priest can be god - those rare few who inspire their parishioners to be god-like rather than god-fearing. Whether you believe in the supernatural, that's irrelevant. The question is, are you mindful of your duties to the natural world?
The difference between creator and creation is in responsibility. The creator takes responsibility, the creation delegates it. What are you?”
Source: Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science
“They say seeing is believing, but the opposite is true. Believing is seeing.”
“They say (she had read somewhere) that no one ever disappears, up in the atmosphere, stratosphere, whatever you call space--atoms infinitely minute, beyond conception of existence, are up there forever, from the whole world, from all time.”
“They say she is too much to handle, but when the moon pulls the tide and the wolves howl her name, blessed are the ones who have been taken by her wild.”
“They say she's a girl like a garden, it said. "All roses and lavender and spider mums. Too bright, too bright to be there. One foot among the dead, one foot among the living, like a little breathing bridge. Oh, how I'd love to see her. What a pretty, pretty sight she must be.”
Source: The Whispering Dark
“They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green”
“They say shyness is a form of egotism, and you are only shy because you care too much about what people think of you. And maybe its true, maybe I am just an egotist.”
“They say sleep is the cousin of death, guess we related...
Cause I'm the most slept on, and the most hated.”
“They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.”
“They say some people are like clouds—when they disappear, it's a brighter day”
Source: Finding Cinderella Part One: The Search
“They say some people ' cast a thin shadow', a turn of phrase that fitted my father like a glove. Too weak, too kind, he couldn't even say goodbye to my mother and me when he left. Weak and pathetic, pathetic and sad - that Dad.”
Source: تانغو طوكيو
“They say some people think outside the box. I can't even find the damn box. This has really hurt my ability to create long-term positive relationships and my general relations with other sapient creatures but it does have its advantages.”
Source: Sector 12 and the Art of Dying
“They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.”
“they say sometimes
you fall in love
because they’re there
i feel like
this might have been true
it might have been wrong
the thing that scares me
is the word might”
“They say sound is vibration and it got my mind shaking/ Can you feel it vibrating? I call it Vibe Ratings”
“They say stay in the lines, but there's always something better on the other side.”
“They say, Success is measured by wealth; by achieving the dreamed goals, by being renowned, by withholding power.
But I truly believe success is nothing but just an abstract word which is imaginary, it has no horizon, you can be closer to it but never can achieve it.”
“They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.”