Ascott Quotes & Sayings

People tend to think that numbers are quite objective, but numbers in economics are not like this. Some economists say they're like sausages: you don't know what they really are until you cut into them. — Ha-Joon Chang

We can dream of an America, and a world, in which love and not money are civilization's bottom line. — Martin Luther King Jr.

I try to catch my breath and calm myself down, but it isn't easy. I was dead. I was dead, and then i wasn't, and why? Because of Peter? Peter? I stare at him. He still looks so innocent, despite all that he has done to prove that he is not. His hair lies smooth against his head, shiny and dark, like we didn't just run for a mile at full speed. His round eyes scan the stairwell and then rest on my face. "What?" he says. "Why are you looking at me like that?" " How did you do it?" I say. — Veronica Roth

Ascott scrambled for his dive knife, he and waved the four- inch blade between himself and the octopus. The floating sack of tentacles hesitated and then all eight of its arms snapped forward. Curled in the tip of each was a variety of sharpened implements, from swords and dive knives to a fishing spear. The large unblinking eyes seemed to be saying, Your move. — Paul Mannering

I liked the rain. It made it harder, the harder the better. I didn't see accidents but there are a lot of broken cars out there. — John Holmes

With intellectuals, moral thought is often less a tonic that quickens ethical action than a narcotic that deadens it. — Louis Kronenberger

Life is a journey; learn how to evolve spiritually. — Ben Tolosa

One rotation that I unexpectedly enjoyed was surgery. I knew I was too clumsy to become a surgeon and did not have the traditional gung-ho mentality. — Barron H. Lerner

The universe give us power but it also have the strength to destroy everything. — Jan Jansen

Though differing greatly from animals and leading a sedentary life there are plants which are said to live for hundreds of years, forming a reliable source for scientific research. — Justin Ascott

Soon there will be war. Millions will burn. Millions will perish in sickness and misery. Why does one death matter against so many? Because there is good and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this. But there are so many deserving of retribution ... and there is so little time. — Alan Moore

I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, I'll be one till I die. What else should a reporter be when you see so much and when we have such great privilege and access to the truth? — Helen Thomas

Newspaper people have a habit of putting you in the front pages to sell their papers, and then after they've sold their papers and got big circulations, they say, 'Look at what we've done for you — John Lennon

Not being bored means not having to think about a lot of stupid stuff. — Haruki Murakami

Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. — Roy Ascott

I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate? — Lizzy Caplan

We [chefs] are competitive, although I think you need to be careful with competitiveness as it can become quite negative. — Paul Rankin

I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon. — Lily Cole