Provocatively Unconventional Quotes

#1. Schmendrick said, "She is the last. She is the last unicorn in the world."
"She would be." Molly sniffed. "It would be the last unicorn in the world that came to Molly Grue.

Peter S. Beagle

#2. A smart person is not one that knows the answers, but one who knows where to find them ...

William Petersen

#3. PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect.

Ingrid Newkirk

#4. Satguru knows that there is no death to the disciple. Atma never dies. Even after death he continues to get direction on the path

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

#5. I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'

Pete Hamill

#6. I keep on reading the Morning Star newspaper to see if there's any hope, but it seems to be in the 19th century; it seems to be written for dropped-out, middle-aged liberals.

John Lennon

#7. I tend to write about love because I'm always thinking about it. I think a lot though and struggle with overanalyzing. Way over. That's the thing, I feel like I do that a lot and then finally when I stop thinking, that's when it happens.

Jillian Hervey

#8. The art of life is to live in the present moment and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God himself.

Emmet Fox

#9. The other guests clapped. I sat down again, full of disgust for myself, because even though losing control of my emotions made a good impression and gave extra emphasis to what I had said, I was ashamed that I had revealed such weakness.

Karl Ove Knausgard

#10. Back when Jerry Seinfeld was just another comedian hanging around the clubs, I'd imitate him to amuse myself and the other comics. The club owners would say, 'What are you doing that for? Nobody knows him.'

Gilbert Gottfried

#11. I was nothing to them.
Just a toy, like Suit said. And they were like a bunch of bratty rich kids who knew that every toy was replaceable.

Skye Callahan

#12. I really did believe that the most successful investments were the ones that you could own for the long run.

John W. Rogers Jr.

#13. Only as long as we believe in our own identity over time does it make sense for us to make future plans, avoid risks, and treat our fellow human beings fairly - for the consequences of our actions will, in the end, always concern ourselves.

Thomas Metzinger

#14. Clarity equals victory. Look at successful people. Do you really think they have seven effective habits? Fuck no. Who's got time for that? They have one effective habit: DOING. When you are a 'doer' you lap the rest of the rats in the race.

Shane Kuhn

#15. Leaders must attend to one key growth question: How authentically am I showing up in the world and my organization?

Tom Gegax