Andriessen De Staat Quotes & Sayings

Paris is where my family are, but it's not really home now because I have dear friends in London and dear friends in New York. — Clemence Poesy

Something new will always be the source of growth in Silicon Valley. — Steve Jurvetson

Too many policies, programs and institutions are judged by what they are supposed to do, rather than by what they actually do and the consequences of their actions. — Thomas Sowell

At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future. — Sherman Alexie

winning battles by means of a rapid escape from the battlefield is permissible from the point of view of most military doctrines. The — Andrzej Sapkowski

The girl clung to the boy so she could chase away her dark. He was light, and she was fading. She was drowning, and she just couldn't stop. — Rachel E. Carter

But this proportion must in every nation be regulated by two different circumstances: first, by the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which its labour is generally applied; and, secondly, by the proportion between the number of those who are employed in useful labour, and that of those who are not so employed. Whatever be the soil, climate, or extent of territory of any particular nation, the abundance or scantiness of its annual supply must, in that particular situation, depend upon those two circumstances. — Adam Smith

Indeed, Bill, it is. You find me thriving. And Mrs Roberts? How is she? Foot still troubling her?" "Not since she had it off, thanks for asking, sir. Between you and me, sir, I would've been just as happy to have had her amputated and kept the foot. I had a little spot reserved on the mantelpiece, but there we are, we have to take things as we find them. — Douglas Adams

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept. — Anne McCaffrey