Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alfonso G. Robles

The fact that lately some circles, not less powerful by their small size, have been actively promoting certain theories, as dangerous as they are illusory, of a "limited", "winnable" or "protracted" nuclear war, as well as their obsession of "nuclear superiority", make it advisable to bear always in mind that the immediate goal of all States, as was expressly declared in the Final Document of the Special Assembly of 1978, "is that of the elimination of the danger of a nuclear war"

Richard Dawkins

You can't blame science for being used for evil purposes. What you can do is say, 'This is an exceedingly powerful tool.' And you want to make sure it is used for good purposes, not bad ones. That is a political decision.

Richelle Mead

This is insane," I said blankly. "I'm the instrument of an all-powerful primordial deity's wave of chaos and destruction." "That's kind of extreme" said Dante jovially. "It's not like you work for Google or anything.

Richelle Mead

The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.

Troy Polamalu

As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.

Trip Hawkins

There's a basic principle about consumer electronics: it gets more powerful all the time and it gets cheaper all the time.

Raymond Chandler

The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion.

Reinhold Niebuhr

We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more inclined to be generous than to grant social justice.

William Manchester

One strange feeling, which I remember clearly, was a powerful link with the slain, particularly those that had fallen within the past hour or two. There was so much death around that life seemed almost indecent. Some men's uniforms were soaked with gobs of blood. The ground was sodden with it. I killed, too.

Michael Assael

His thinking was a little off and too complicated.

Alex Jones

A lot of people are waking up to human history, but so many people have been conditioned by the government controlled media to think that it's cool not to care.

Kurt Ritchie

I went into this thinking it would be a long-term project.

Rob Zombie

I think it is good escapist entertainment even though it's bad.

Rob Brown

Despite a lot of people thinking that everything gets more and more difficult, I always assumed that people are going to be "Oh, at last you buckled, you're trying to be commercial."

Rob Brown

Your reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do.

Rob Brydon

The thing is, when I had my first success it did coincide with the end of my first marriage, and because I went on to have a very, very unhappy two years, I don't think I equate career success with personal happiness.

Rob Halford

We had to sit in this courtroom in Reno for six weeks. It was like Disneyworld. We had no idea what a subliminal message was - it was just a combination of some weird guitar sounds, and the way I exhaled between lyrics. I had to sing 'Better by You, Better Than Me' in court, a cappella. I think that was when the judge thought, 'What am I doing here? No band goes out of its way to kill its fans'.

Richard O'Brien

Yes, but I think the big thing for everyone is to wear what they want and what suits them.

Jodi Picoult

When it's all over, you're remembered for what you did, not what you said you were going to do.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders, so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.

Leo Tolstoy

You will die and it will all be over. You will die and find out everything or cease asking.

Peter Gallagher

If you are sure that you are about to fail, then this strange and serene calmness can come over you or the most abject fear and panic and feeling of helplessness.

Peter Gabriel

Words, they climb all over you/'Til they uncover you From where you hide.

Phyllis Diller

[When to have a facelift:] If you're tripping over your neck.

John Maeda

If you have no fear, no one has power over you.

Charlie Munger

Once you get into debt, it’s hell to get out. Don’t let credit card debt carry over. You can’t get ahead paying eighteen percent.

Charles Garfield

Mission starts with determining what you really care about and want to accomplish and committing yourself to it. You can always develop expertise. First, discover your preference.