Emil Cioran Quotes

The curtain of the universe is moth-eaten, and through its holes we see nothing now but mask and ghost.

Emil Cioran

Quotes to Explore

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

W. Somerset Maugham
- People
- Success
- Humble
India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.

Narendra Modi
- Democracy
- India
- DNA
With 'The Social Network,' I got into it at first because frankly I thought there was a cool courtroom drama to be had with the intellectual properties. And then what further drew me in was that the most extraordinary social networking device ever created was created by the world's most antisocial person. I liked that story.

Aaron Sorkin
- World
- Cool
- Drama
Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

Sam Levenson
- Children
- Child
- Beast
As a child or young adult going through an illness, it can be stressful at times and boring and extremely alienating.

Vanessa Bayer
- Child
- Young
- Illness
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
- Father
- Words
- Advice