Amaia Quotes & Sayings

If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation — Napoleon Bonaparte

We think we can plan our lives," he muttered. "We think we can model reality. But chaos is an intrusive, inconsiderate bitch. — Linda Nagata

One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time. — Carl Sagan

Just because I accept you as you are does not mean that I have given up all hope of your improvement. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases: groups of nine generate fewer and poorer ideas compared to groups of six, which do worse than groups of four. The "evidence from science suggests that business people must be insane to use brainstorming groups," writes the organizational psychologist Adrian Furnham. "If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority." The one exception to this is online brainstorming. — Susan Cain

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow. — Brian De Palma

Happily ever after?"
"If justice doesn't triumph and love doesn't make the circle in entertainment fiction, what's the point? Real life sucks too often. — Nora Roberts

Why argue about things you can't prove? — William Ruckelshaus

And I'm leaving you that plant," he lamented. "You are good with plants, aren't you?"
Great, I lied. (I could make the Congo wither and die...) — Wilton Barnhardt

I realized that I had traveled to Havana during what now seems like the childhood of the Cuban Revolution, if you think that Fidel has now been in power for 44 extremely long years. I started looking at the revolution as history, and not as part of the daily news. — Alma Guillermoprieto

Waiting is so unusual that many of us can't stand in a queue for 30 seconds without getting out our phones to check for messages or to Google something. — Julian Baggini

History isn't just the story of bad people doing bad things. It's quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But somehow, something goes wrong. — C.S. Lewis

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad. — Siegbert Tarrasch

Britain must lead in Europe to intensify the fight against global terrorism and make our country safer. — Gordon Brown

The glossy surface of our civilization hides a real intellectual decadence. — Simone Weil