Artikels Literatuur Quotes & Sayings

My verse
has brought me
no roubles to spare:
no craftsmen have made
mahogany chairs for my house. — Vladimir Mayakovsky

Child development does not mean developing your child into the person you think they should be, but helping them develop into the best person they are meant to be. — Toni Sorenson

We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes. We have seen a consistent pattern in which programs initiated with limited goals, such as preventing criminal violence or identifying foreign spies, were expanded to what witnesses characterized as "vacuum cleaners", sweeping in information about lawful activities of American citizens. The tendency of intelligence activities to expand beyond their initial scope is a theme which runs through every aspect of our investigative findings. Intelligence collection programs naturally generate ever-increasing demands for new data. And once intelligence has been collected, there are strong pressures to use it against the target. — Church Committee

I don't know how you got so lucky twice in your life, but I think love found you out on that beach. — T.S. Krupa

I often find myself listening to a record because a lot of people or magazines have told me it's good and I'm supposed to like it, and I try to stay in touch with what's happening and I'm also a fan of music. I find myself trying to like something that I really don't think is that great. — Trent Reznor

The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get just get drowned out by the noise. — Roger Ebert

I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument. — Sappho

To lose the approbation of my dog is a thing too horrible to contemplate. — Barbara Dana