#ali

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life. And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whale-boat, you would not at heart feel one whit more of terror, than though seated before your evening fire with a poker, and not a harpoon, by your side. ↗

— Herman Melville

#mortality #death

What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit. ↗

— Piers Anthony

#dealing #i #least #like #merit

May the life I live speak for me, not my religion or denomination title. ↗

— Dee Dee M. Scott

#life

We work very hard to have what Buddha gave up to become enlightened. Does that mean we are benighted? ↗

— Rohan Perera

#spiritual-growth #spiritual-life #spirituality #life

Usah dicari, dia bakal kembali ↗

— Saidatul Saffaa

#life #life

Jesus did not stand as a prophet and utter judgements; wherever He went the unerring directness of His presence located men. ↗

— Oswald Chambers

#prophecy #men

I don't believe in any kind of fundamentalism. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#believe #fundamentalism #i #kind

Of course, fashions come and go but metrosexuality isn’t a fashion – it’s an epoch. It represents a fundamental shift in what men are allowed to be and to want. Men are now permitted to be ‘passive’ – inviting our gaze. ↗

— Mark Simpson

#men #metrosexual #metrosexuality #men

Rosalind: “So you don't want me either?” Rosalind flung up her hands. “Good! Because I am tiered of dealing with men. I really don't need any of you!” Rhys: “That's the spirit, my lady. Keep that up and we'll all be wishing you to the devil very shortly. ↗

— Kate Pearce

#rosalind-llewellyn #men

I don't like money actually, but it quiets my nerves. ↗

— Joe Louis

#money