4028 Quotes & Sayings

For domination has nothing whatsoever to do with good government, and power as an end in itself destroys good government. — Robert Payne

Even a strong child, a powerful child, would be dependent on the adults around her. If her strength could unnerve him, how would her people, her family, react if they ever discovered what was contained inside that small husk? Would they accept the child who already was the strongest Queen in the history of the Blood, or would they fear the power? And if they feared the power, would they try to cut her off from it by breaking her? A Virgin Night performed with malevolent skill could strip her of her power while leaving the rest intact. But, since her inner web was so deep in the abyss, she might be able to withdraw far enough to withstand the physical violation - unless the male was able to descend deep enough into the abyss to threaten her even there. Was there a male strong enough, dark enough, vicious enough? There was ... one. - Saetan — Anne Bishop

If a person claims that he really loves someone, evidence is asked from him. And that evidence is the giving away of possessions, the granting of favors. Just as when Mevlana claimed that he loved me, when I came he granted me thousands of favors and protected me. I regard these all as a grace from God. — Shams Tabrizi

I don't really expect much from my life. So when I heard my films are premiering in film festival circuits I was glad of course but I thought it was lucky accident. — Takeshi Kitano

These days, newish art can be priced between $10,000 and $25,000. When I tell artists that a new painting by a newish artist should go for around $1,200, they look at me like I'm a flesh-eating virus. — Jerry Saltz

Frisco" - a violation of local custom that, as Herb Caen had impatiently explained for many years, was committed only by clueless rubes. — David Talbot

Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen. — Lara St. John

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world! — Ben Bradlee

Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one. — William Graham Sumner