Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Quotes : Amusing

"Know thyself?" If I knew myself I'd run away.
-Goethe(From Oxford essential guide to writing)

There are no facts only interpretations.
-Friedrich Nietzsche(Source: RGV Blog)

If you save someone's life, you're responsible for them.
-A Chinese Saying(in the novel 'Bag of Bones' by Stephen King)

The world's full of injustice.
-David Eddings(in his novel 'Pawn of Prophecy')

Some things are unforgivable
-David Eddings(in his novel 'Pawn of Prophecy')

There are three kinds of lies ― lies, damned lies and statistics.
-Ben Bova(The Craft of writing science fiction that sells)

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
-Lord Voldemort – The Dark Wizard(in Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rolling)

Great men can't be ruled.
-Ayn Rand

The genius must have his freedom and his independence.
-Ayn Rand

It takes a whole village to raise a good child.
-African proverb(in the novel '' by James Paterson)

3 comments:

  1. life is a book, and he who does not travel reads but a page.

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  2. if you can dream and not make dreams your master; if you can fill each unforgiving minute with 60 seconds of distance run. the world and everything in it will be yours and what is more you will be a man my son; .......these are words that my mum quoted for me from some poet but i think Pritam is the only one who strives to live by them.... and hopefully one day the world will be his.

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  3. @Tushar: Hey thanks man for those words of praise. And now I got to meet your mother. So when is aantiji coming to Pune?

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