Somnambule Quotes

#1. His fabrications seemed to be the framework of a forgotten but imposing plan; some condition of life of which he was the sole surviving retainer."
--from "La Somnambule" (1937) by Djuna Barnes

Shaun Whiteside

#2. The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest.

Ban Ki-moon

#3. The art of chess is in knowing which is the most valuable piece in play, then having the courage to sacrifice it for the win.

Thomm Quackenbush

#4. There are a whole lot of reasons to be very happy that our brains are able to adapt and adapt so readily because we do strengthen and become more efficient at things we do a lot of in changed ways of thinking that we might need.

Nicholas G. Carr

#5. Simple ideas become obsessions, almost like a meditation.

Mary Heilmann

#6. You have to remain cool under fire and let criticism roll off you. Good leaders handle conflict easily and bad ones are eaten up by it.

Donald Trump

#7. Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.

Albert Einstein

#8. Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 pounds.

Pete Rose

#9. I was startled by his touch. I hadn't realized he was so close to me, because I seemed so far from myself.

Stephanie Dray

#10. I google myself but I never cheated on you. Never.

Hank Moody

#11. Here. Hare. Here. Here hare here!

Bruce Robinson