Agesilaus Kakleas Quotes & Sayings

The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that you don't care about, then it doesn't really have - the stakes aren't there. But if you do that every now and then, then the story matters to people. And there are actual stakes involved, emotional stakes. — David Simon

I hate the word universal, because I don't know exactly what it means. The question is, does it work for the client? Travelers was a diversified, financial conglomerate that did very well. The businesses had nothing to do with each other. — Jamie Dimon

Voice, according to Miss Wilcox, is not just the sound that comes from your throat but the feeling that comes from your words — Jennifer Donnelly

The whole idea of a democratic application of skepticism is that everyone should have the essential tools to effectively and constructively evaluate claims to knowledge. — Carl Sagan

When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again. — Emilia Fox

I happen to love coconut, particularly for that sweet and crunchy texture it adds to any dish. — Marcus Samuelsson

Zero cavities.
Two abortions. One divorce.
Thirty years on Earth. — Asa Akira

I said that I feel bad whenever I drive, because I'm adding to global warming. The Maori nodded agreement. So did Jeannette. Then she added fervently, But you didn't set up the system. Do what you can, but don't identify with the problem. If you internalize what is not yours, you fight not only them but yourself as well. Take responsibility only for that which you're responsible - your own thoughts and actions. You didn't make the car culture, you didn't set up factory farming. Do what you can to shut those things down. — Derrick Jensen

Falconer's grasp of period and places is almost flawless ... He's my kind of writer. — Peter Corris

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The day will bring some lovely thing. — Grace Noll Crowell