Martin Svoboda
@quick, member from April 4, 2011
“the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses”
E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
Source: Selected Poems
„Vlk, kterého slyšíš, je horší, než skřet, kterého vidíš.“
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien book Společenstvo Prstenu
Společenstvo prstenu, Boromir
„Lidé si s oblibou vymýšlejí nestvůry a hrůzy. Sami si pak připadají méně odporní.“
Andrzej Sapkowski (1948) polský spisovatel fantasy
„Meč osudu má dvě ostří. Jedním jsi ty.“
Andrzej Sapkowski (1948) polský spisovatel fantasy
Original: (pl) Miecz przeznaczenia ma dwa ostrza. Jednym jesteś ty.
Source: [Sapkowski, Andrzej, 1993, Miecz przeznaczenia, SuperNOWA, 83-7054-037-6, polsky]
Jaroslav Foglar (1907–1999) český spisovatel literatury pro mládež
Source: Jaroslav Foglar. Kronika ztracené stopy. Uvedeno také na poslední strana přebalu knihy Hošek Pavel: Duchovní rozměr fenoménu Foglar. Dingir 2018.
Jack Handey (1949) American comedian
Saturday Night Live (1993)
“He who kneels before God, can stand before any man.”
Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
„Od člověka, který vás miluje, čekáte především čas, jediná věc, kterou peníze nenahradí.“
Gilbert Cesbron (1913–1979) francouzský spisovatel
„To, co lidé nazývají štěstím, je okamžik, kdy přestanou mít strach.“
Gilbert Cesbron (1913–1979) francouzský spisovatel
“All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.”
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) Colombian writer
Source: Gabriel García Márquez: a Life
“Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.”
Gabriel García Márquez book Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Variant: Sex is the consolation you have when you can’t have love.
Source: Memories of My Melancholy Whores
“The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.”
Gabriel García Márquez book Love in the Time of Cholera
Source: Love in the Time of Cholera
“Life had already given him sufficient reasons for knowing that no defeat was the final one.”
Gabriel García Márquez book The General in His Labyrinth
Source: The General in His Labyrinth
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus (1913–1960) French author and journalist
“Criticize by category — praise by name.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
[CNCB's Becky Quick interviews Warren Buffett (2/25/19), February 25, 2019, CNBC Television, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqc56crs56s] (quote at 48:00 of 2:00:00)
