Aliento Quotes & Sayings

The Engineer is one who, in the world of physics and applied sciences, begets new things, or adapts old things to new and better uses; above all, one who, in that field, attains new results in the best way and at lowest cost. — Henry R. Towne

In 'Plutarch,' her voice begins to come out; there are actual 2,000-year-old quotes from Cleopatra, and they are sly and saucy. — Stacy Schiff

And then, suddenly, calm: we reach Mach 25, orbital speed, the engines wind down, and I notice little motes of dust floating lazily upward. Upward. Experimentally, I let go of my checklist for a few seconds and watch it hover, then drift off serenely, instead of thumping to the ground. I feel like a little kid, like a sorcerer, like the luckiest person alive. I am in space, weightless, and getting here only took 8 minutes and 42 seconds. Give or take a few thousand days of training. — Chris Hadfield

You don't grow up gradually. You grow up in short bursts at pivotal moments, by suddenly realizing how ignorant and immature you are. — Robert D. Kaplan

My primary tongue, I would call North-West Mercian. — Alan Garner

I'm a pretty good ventriloquist, but it's the entertainment value and the laughs that keep people sitting there and wanting more. — Jeff Dunham

Holy broken nose, Batman! — Veronica Blade

What I really think about Banksy is I think he's a genius; he's a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he's got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work. — Boris Johnson

The yawn of the void. A siren call for the unimaginative — Dean Cavanagh

A writer of classic prose must simulate two experiences: showing the reader something in the world, and engaging her in conversation. — Anonymous

We live in a world where the strongest win, and the strongest must expect to be disliked. — Bernard Cornwell

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it. — William, Saroyan

It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind. — C.S. Lewis