Torpidity Quotes

#1. An idle man has a constant tendency to torpidity. He has adopted the Indian maxim that it is better to walk than to run, and better to stand than to walk, and better to sit than to stand, and better to lie than to sit. He hugs himself into the notion, that God calls him to be quiet.

Richard Cecil

#2. I was surrounded on all sides by the indifferent torpidity of summer, somewhere there were dogs barking lazily, while the machine-gun barrel of the sun was strafing the earth in a continuous, never-ending burst of fire.

Victor Pelevin

#3. Impressionism is simply twenty minutes into LSD.

Terence McKenna

#4. As I lay me down to sleep, this I pray. That you will hold me, dear. Though I'm far away, I whisper your name into the sky. And I will wake up happy.

Sophie B. Hawkins

#5. Oppress not the cubs of the stranger, but hail them as Sister and Brother,

Rudyard Kipling

#6. Increasing your self-esteem is easy. Simply do good things and remember that you did them.

Roger Delano Hinkins

#7. Those who suffer most cry out the least.

Aesop

#8. the result is what people live with, not the cause.

Garth Stein

#9. When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

Joe Manganiello

#10. Always try clothes on before you buy them. Stand, sit, walk and inspect yourself from all angles before you buy it so you don't regret it later. Knowing what it looks like on you is very important, as your body shape must suit the cut of the outfit.

Tena Desae

#11. The Toast's audience is about 30-35 percent male, which shocked me because I would say that we actively try to discourage men from reading our site. Apparently, there's not insignificant number of dudes out there who think that what we are doing is okay.

Mallory Ortberg

#12. Music and singing keeps us alive, give us hope. If we can feel, we know we can live.

Viet Thanh Nguyen

#13. Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.

Hillary Clinton

#14. Why couldn't I have puppy love? I only seem to have "I can't decide if I want to rip your throat out or kiss you" love. Ugh.

Andrea Cremer