Quotations

"Darkness, Darkness, be my pillow. Take my head and let me sleep in the coolness of your shadow, in the silence of your deep."

— Jesse Colin Young, American singer, born 1941

"Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character."

— Loretta Young, American actress, died August 12, 2000

"Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself."

— Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist, born July 12, 1997

"If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?"

— Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist, born July 12, 1997

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world."

— Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist, born July 12, 1997

"Human life and objects and trees vibrate with mysterious meanings, which can be deciphered like cuneiform writing. There exists a meaning, hidden from day to day, but accessible in moments of greatest attentiveness, in those moments when consciousness loves the world."

— Adam Zagajewski, Polish poet, born June 21, 1945

"Once in a while it vanishes - in the sense that I become deaf to beauty for a week or two or three. This coming and going of the inner life - because this is what it is - is a curse and a blessing. I don't need to explain why it's a curse. A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness."

— Adam Zagajewski, Polish poet, born June 21, 1945

"A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment."

— Frank Zappa, American singer, died December 4, 1993

"The universe consists of 5% protons, 5% neutrons, 5% electrons and 85% morons."

— Frank Zappa, American singer, born December 21, 1940

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."

— Frank Zappa, American singer, born December 21, 1940

"Being an artist, I had an artist's instincts. You can see the picture before it's taken; then it's up to you to get the camera to see."

— James Van Der Zee, American photographer, born June 29, 1886

"I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows."

— Roger Zelazny, American author and poet, died May 13, 1970

"My lands are where my dead lie buried."

— Korczak Ziolkowski, American sculptor, born September 6, 1908

"I've learned that you don't have to win first place to win."

— Kim Zmeskal, American gymnast, born February 6, 1976