Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ludwig von Mises

Capitalism and socialism are two distinct patterns of social organization. Private control of the means of production and public control are contradictory notions and not merely contrary notions. There is no such thing as a mixed economy, a system that would stand midway between capitalism and socialism.

Viktor E. Frankl

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another ones belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another ones right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.

Alison Lohman

I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry about

Alison Gopnik

We fear death so profoundly, not because it means the end of our body, but because it means the end of our consciousness - better to be a spirit in Heaven than a zombie on Earth.

Alison Gopnik

Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.

Anthony Jeselnik

Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.

Anthony Jeselnik

I'm very arrogant and mean. I'm almost like a bad guy professional wrestler.

Ann Landers

It means being able to resist the urge for immediate gratification and opt for the course of action that will pay off later.

Ann Brashares

I mean putting yourself out there in the way of overwhelming happiness and knowing you're also putting yourself in the way of terrible harm. I'm scared to be this happy. I'm scared to be this extreme.

Bobby Thomson

I went into the Air Corps from 1943 through 1945.

Nan Aron

With Roberts, there was an air of inevitability from the very beginning. This situation is completely different.

Rick McCallum

When you make a lot of movies, some of them don't work. So when something does work and people are genuinely moved and you have 150 million people worldwide seeing a movie, believe me, it feels good and you want to snatch those victories from the air and hold onto them as long as you can, ... It just doesn't happen very often in the film business no matter whose career it is.

Mayor Giuliano

We all know that we're up in the rarified air as far as price. But I think people realize now that we're not making this up. It's a real budget, not a shell game. The community has said it wants a 50-year building, not a 27-year building. Well, if you really want it, here's the price tag.

Richard Segal

Uribe is such a breath of fresh air in Latin America; it's nice to have a country down there that's dependable.

Ahmed Khan

Two air ambulances are needed for speedy evacuation of the casualties; four mobile hospitals are needed,

Patricia Collins

We will be donating air time for 10 million public service announcements as well as $50,000 cash, and working with local shelters to provide them with free cable and high-speed Internet service.

Sam Bregman

We will argue vigorously that the federal courts have not only the right but the responsibility to declare that the Air Force guidelines violate the U.S. Constitution.

Steve Anderson

We have a cold system that settles over the Western U.S.. The low is situated so that the wind flow is coming from the north and northeast, bringing that cold air straight down from Canada.

Charles Bukowski

What's genius? I don't know but I do know that the difference between a madman and a professional is that a pro does as well as he can within what he has set out to do and a madman does exceptionally well at what he can't help doing.

Debby Ryan

I like the idea of knowing that somebody somewhere made a difference so that your life could be better.

Charles Caleb Colton

Sir Richard Steele has observed, that there is this difference between the Church of Rome and the Church of England: the one professes to be infallible, the other to be never in the wrong.