“To be young is to live in the hope of escaping youth; to be old, in the despair of having succeeded.” Quote by Jose Bergamin
“Those who are scandalized by a naked body--thinks the Devil--are easy prey: they are already doomed.” ThinkingBodyEasyDevilNakedDoomedPrey Author:Jose Bergamin
“I think for more than half of my career I have refrained from talking to the media.” ThinkingHalfTalkingCareersMedia Author:Kathleen Battle
“Surrender is a perfectly acceptable alternative in extreme circumstances.” WarCircumstancesExtremesSurrenderAlternativesAcceptableStrike BackEmpire Strikes Back Author:Leigh Brackett
“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.” ShouldWellsLooksMatterForcePowerfulPowerJudgingSizeStrikesAlliesLook At MeLuminousJudge MeHmmStrike BackEmpire Strikes Back Author:Leigh Brackett
“We need to make a world in which fewer children are born, and in which we take better care of them.” WorldNeedsChildrenCareBornFewerMiscellaneous Author:Max Born
“The human mind is like Salome at the beginning of dance, hidden from the outside world by seven veils. Veils of reserve, shyness,fear.” WorldMindHumansFearDanceSevenHuman MindReservesVeilsShynessOutside WorldSalome Author:Muriel Box
“If we are negative by nature, we Americans are more human than most. The Founding Fathers loved going negative. Heck, the Declaration of Independence is one long negative ad.” IfsHumansLongFatherNegativeIndependenceAdsDeclarationFoundingDeclaration Of Independence Author:Paul Begala
“You can drive yourself crazy trying to peer into a person's soul--or you can do the sensible thing: ask not what inner motives drive a politician's policy choices but instead whether those choices are good for the country.” TryingPersonsSoulCountryChoicesAsksCan DoCrazyPolicyPoliticianMotiveSensiblePeersLaw Enforcement Author:Paul Begala