Bicoastal Model Quotes & Sayings

For that reason, let a prince have the credit of conquering and holding his state, the means will always be considered honest, and he will be praised by everybody because the vulgar are always taken by what a thing seems to be and by what comes of it; and in the world there are only the vulgar, for the few find a place there only when the many have no ground to rest on. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Let no one ever shy away from the claim that Jews have power, that Jews have influence. We have learned the terrible lesson of history; that unless we have influence and power, disproportionate to our small numbers - immoral results will occur. We need power. And we must continue to use our power. Power which we earned, power which no one gave us on a silver platter, power which we worked hard for - use that power in the interests of justice. — Alan Dershowitz

One way to explain the complexity and unpredictability of historical systems, despite their ultimate determinacy, is to note that long chains of causation may separate final effects from ultimate causes lying outside the domain of that field of science. — Jared Diamond

It is not about how much activity we are capable of doing but how we are performing the activity that makes the difference. — Colleen Mariotti

Love is the fingerprint of the soul. — Jodi Livon

Commit yourself to a passion that moves you. — Bill Strickland

Easy lives make boring people. — Ronda Rousey

The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool. — Voltaire

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy. — David Ortiz

We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts. — Tamim Ansary

If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you? — Joni Eareckson Tada

You'll be really sorry of you try to bypass all the detours. You don't want to get to your destination and not remember anything about the trip. — Gwen Hayes