Ayvazovski Quotes & Sayings

It was necessary to keep our religious masters at St. Michael's unacquainted with the fact, that, instead of spending the Sabbath in wrestling, boxing, and drinking whisky, we were trying to learn how to read the will of God; for they had much rather see us engaged in those degrading sports, than to see us behaving like intellectual, moral, and accountable beings. — Frederick Douglass

Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and you end up with some kind of chain of command or system of order that destroys relationship rather than promotes it. Hierarchy imposes laws and rules and you end up missing the wonder of relationship that we intended for you. — Wm. Paul Young

I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else. — Felix Baumgartner

You never knew anybody completely. Not even yourself. — Michelle Dalton

I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it. — Clint Eastwood

As you craft a plan to expand to adjacent markets, don't disrupt: Avoid competition as much as possible. — Peter Thiel

Cynicism ... is the trade-mark of failure ... — Katherine Cecil Thurston

If Iran invaded Israel, it's up to Congress to declare war. — Ron Paul

from The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Elizabeth: Sometimes there are passages . . . which rather puzzle me.
Browning: Oh, Sordello! I've done my best to forget it. However . . ( His smile fades. He mutters.) Extraordinary. . .But - but a passage torn from context . . .
Elizabeth: Well?
Browning: Well, Miss Barrett - when that passage was written only God and Robert Browning understood it. Now only God understands it. — Rudolf Besier

Cancer stops you in your tracks. It really makes you think about what's important. In a second, life can change. Don't ever forget to say thank you for love and family. What good is your success without them? — Jaclyn Smith

I'd heard you were dead."
"I heard you wear a red lace corset," I said matter-of-factly. "But I don't believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about. — Patrick Rothfuss

We have our little space and our little time. We need to use it as best we can. We need to make memories, even if only for ourselves. — Neville Stocks