We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and see our illusions die.
The promise of a dreamer’s future will always remain greater than their present ability. God will always give them dreams that are further along than their current level of maturity.
In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
As for pineapple, it's far more versatile than you might think, and certainly merits wider use than in Hawaiian pizzas and pina coladas and on cheesy cocktail sticks.
We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.
We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.
There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than it was but underlying it all there is still a pretty sexist view of women on stage, which to me hasn't changed that much.
In an interview with a journalist, you look petty taking the pot shot but in a slick ad you can really do damage - including unfair damage - from afar. It is not that much different than waging a war by a drone than by hand-to-hand combat.
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further off than the roar of a lion.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. Proverbs 21:9
If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.
It's better to die two years early than to live one year too long.
It's better to do good in the neighborhood than to burn incense far away.
Those who inherit fortunes are frequently more of a problem than those who made them.
Better reap two days too soon than one too late.
He who fondles you more than usual has either deceived you or wants to.
One enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good.
To do things wrong with best intentions is better than acting to the letter of the law with evil intentions.
No sooner have you spoken than what you have said becomes the property of another.
It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.
Rather be a slave to a rich man than the spouse of a poor man.
