Baliniere Quotes & Sayings

Usually we praise only to be praised. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Spare me the mantra that the "fundamentals" are sound. Credit is the ultimate fundamental. — Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Laugh ... It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself and one's fellow human beings. — Maya Angelou

Maybe! Maybe! Maybe if your aunt had a beard, she'd be your uncle. — Alvah Bessie

I accepted a change in my life. I didn't choose that change and those are the best changes to make. — Michelle Shocked

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation. — Umberto Eco

I can't say that there's a common practice that has to do with pitch language or with the way pieces are put together because today, anything is fair game. As far as I'm concerned, my own common practice is a piece that engages the attention of listeners from beginning to end, and doesn't rely on or expect the listener to zone out. — Paul Lansky

Ignorance is nothing more than an epidemic of people who want to stay sick. — Meghan Blistinsky

The first step in having any successful war is getting people to fight it. — Fran Lebowitz

I think they'll probably put that on my gravestone. 'He Was Heterosexual and Had Low Expectations. — Cassandra Clare

I would support peaceful co-existence between religion and science because they concern different domains. Anyone who takes theology seriously knows that it's not a matter of using it to explain things that scientists are mystified by. — Martin Rees