Bbc2 Listings Quotes & Sayings

The important things were sensitivity to impressions, intuitive judgment, character assessment, and also patient bargaining skills. It had never so much as occurred to him to jump over walls or leap from roof to roof. — Amos Oz

Timor mortis conturbat me. The fear of death disturbs me. — William Dunbar

The higher you ascend, the smaller you appear to the eye of envy. But most of all they hate those who fly. — Friedrich Nietzsche

It isn't just dictators, power-mad politicians, kings of high finance, and drug-addled rock stars who are vulnerable to abuses of power; the power paradox can undermine the social life of any of us at any moment. Whether we are at work, out with friends, in encounters with strangers, or with our children, the very skills that enable us to gain respect and esteem are corrupted when we are feeling powerful. — Dacher Keltner

Will you give me another chance?" Robert repeated. Smiling, Dougless kissed him on the cheek. "No," she said, "although I thank you very much for the offer. — Jude Deveraux

We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless. — Sophie Hannah

While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started. — Walt Disney

Ah, it is impossible."
"No, it is only very difficult - so very difficult that I shall be sure to accomplish it! — E.D.E.N. Southworth

Lauren: "Can I ask you a question?"
Angie: "Generally that's a question one should say no to. Often hell no. — Kristin Hannah

Fretting at trouble only doubles it. — George Sand

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Israel will not tolerate a situation in which Iran has effective control of non-conventional weapons that can be used directly against the state of Israel. — Ehud Olmert

For, in order to turn the individual into a function of the State, his dependence on anything beside the State must be taken from him. — Carl Jung