Universidade Do Minho Quotes

#1. You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods, its contrasts.

Alfred Brendel

#2. I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage.
I've found that just surviving is a noble fight.
I once believed in causes too; I had my pointless points of view.
And life went on no matter who as wrong or right.

Billy Joel

#3. I'd begun to grow weary of my constant daydreaming because, as I retreated more often into fantasy, it had become a reminder of my growing discontent with real life. And my thoughts, after very little sleep, seemed to float even further into the realm of the superfluous.

Nick Miller

#4. The reader need not be told that John Bull never leaves home without encumbering himself with the greatest possible load of luggage. Our companions were no exception to the rule.

Francis Parkman

#5. Wow. Nice bike, I said. Which was a lie. It looked like a glossy black death trap.

Becca Fitzpatrick

#6. The confident artist is a fool.

Giorgio Armani

#7. To will the impossible is usually a sin of indolence.

Fanny Lewald

#8. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary.

Nicholas Sparks

#9. The merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot afford to wait until the end of the year to figure out whether a team leader is doing a good job.

Thomas Friedman