Sin Quotes - Page 32

An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

Before I could lose my courage, I said, "Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?" I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. "Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then, we'll see.

The greatest risk to man is not that he aims to high and misses, but that he aims to low and hits.

Compassion is where peace and justice kiss

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing... maybe you've got to attack him while he's in the shower, Harry.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.

With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.

Since man's natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to hell, then you will meet all your friends there.

You have film actors doing TV, rap stars doing TV, with everyone kind of crossing the line.

Look for the blessing in all situations.

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.

Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest.

At Rochester, I came with the same emotions as many of the entering freshman: everything was new, exciting and a bit overwhelming, but at least nobody had heard of my brothers and cousins.

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.

Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing.

I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don't want a football player who doesn't take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, "Oh, well, there's another Saturday." The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles people have come to sneer at success if it costs hard work and training and sacrifice.

Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more. i like your body. i like what it does, i like its hows. i like to feel the spine of your body and its bones, and the trembling -firm-smooth ness and which i will again and again and again kiss, i like kissing this and that of you, i like, slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz of your electric fur, and what-is-it comes over parting flesh ... And eyes big love-crumbs, and possibly i like the thrill of under me you so quite new.