Quotations

"There’s no value in digging shallow wells in a hundred places. Decide on one place and dig deep. Even if you encounter a rock, use dynamite and keep going down. If you leave that to dig another well, all the first effort is wasted and there is no proof you won’t hit rock again."

— Satchidananda Saraswati, Indian-American spiritual master, born 1914

"Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend."

— John Singer Sargent, American artist, born 1856

"You're isolated as a writer, so I always envied people who could get up early and drive to work and fit into society."

— Aram Saroyan, American poet, born September 25, 1943

"Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers."

— May Sarton, Belgian-American poet, born 1912

"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."

— May Sarton, Belgian-American poet, born 1912

"I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged damaging day, a sinful day. Not so! The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room."

— May Sarton, Belgian-American poet, born 1912

"One thing is certain, and I have always known it - the joys of my life have nothing to do with age. They do not change. Flowers, the morning and evening light, music, poetry, silence, the goldfinches darting about."

— May Sarton, Belgian-American poet, born 1912

"There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk."

— Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, died April 15, 1980

"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat."

— Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, born June 21, 1905

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

— Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser, born 1928

"Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals". Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics". The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course."

— Erik Satie, French composer, born May 17, 1866

"There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children."

— Kailash Satyarthi, Indian children's rights activist, born January 11, 1954

"I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognizing the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age."

— Kailash Satyarthi, Indian activist, awarded Nobel Peace Prize, October 10, 2014

"A good marriage is a contest of generosity."

— Diane Sawyer, American journalist, born December 22, 1945