Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others.
Quotes to Explore
-
On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity.
-
One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
-
A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
-
You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.
-
Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.
-
I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
-
Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13.
-
I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
-
Managers are the most creative people in the world.
-
If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
-
I believe in 'soulmates,' especially growing up and seeing how much my parents loved each other. They always said that they had been married in past lives, too.
-
Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
-
This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
-
I like to get a salad or fruit in me - just some good energy food - and then a plate a pasta with a breast of chicken.
-
If you have a group of people come together around a vision for real discipleship, people who are committed to grow, committed to change, committed to learn, then a spiritual assessment tool can work.
-
It was not an adventure; it was my life.
-
Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you.
-
You don't put out music unless you have a sense that people will maybe like what you're doing or you're standing for something artistically.
-
Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.
-
Bilbo lay with his eyes shut, gasping an taking pleasure in the feel of the fresh air again, and hardly noticing the excitement of the dwarves, or how they praised him and patted him on the back and put themseves and all their families for generations to come at his service.
-
For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others.
