They will say that you are on the wrong road, if it is your own. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Conformity
The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them. – George Bernard Shaw Category: Conformity
Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model. – Vincent Van Gogh Category: Conformity
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. – Voltaire Category: Conformity
Weve got fuel prices coming down and good travel numbers coming out, so its not surprising airline stocks are going up. – Andrew Sullivan Category: Travel
The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. – James A. Baldwin Category: power
I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean. – Mathias Rust Category: finance
Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant. – Bob Feller Category: Sports