“ It was as if his eye were an ear and a crackle went through it each time he shot a look at the accordion. ...The notes fell, biting and sharp; it seemed the tooth that bit was hollowed with pain. Annie Proulx
“ Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. Aristotle
“ The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp… Harry W. Kroto
“ Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The… Naomi Wolf
“ Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice. Alain de Botton
“ Your driver is on the steer, driving you and you can feel free to doze in the car; this is trust built on competence. Competence is to ensure that your actions put people's hearts at ease when things… Israelmore Ayivor
“ Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand. Issey Miyake
“ Maybe we're just falling stars, we once danced in the same skyline looking down at the world. And we've fallen like all others, from near and far, we've gathered together, but separated by time and sp… Virgil Kalyana Mittata Iordache