Brigitte Helm Quotes & Sayings

Although the guilty verdict surprised few, the size of the resulting fine stunned the company and the country. For each of the 1,462 carloads of oil that had enjoyed an illegal rebate, Landis levied the highest possible fine, $20,000, generating a spectacular cumulative total of $29,240,000. Commenting on the hefty charge, Mark Twain drolly remarked that the sum evoked the bride's proverbial astonishment on the morning after her wedding: I expected it but didn't suppose it would be so big. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Water is the driving force in nature. — Leonardo Da Vinci

You can't transform a society for the better with violence, Ashala. Only with ideas. — Ambelin Kwaymullina

I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, .. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice
who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal
wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice?. — Charles Schumer

In other words, ideas can become powerful forces, but only to the extent to which they are answers to specific human needs prominent in a given social character. — Erich Fromm

Are you ever afraid to go to sleep? Afraid of what comes next?"
He smiles a sad little smile and I swear it's like he knows. "Sometimes I'm afraid of what I'm leaving behind," he says. — Lauren Oliver

Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities. — Rosalynn Carter

If caregivers are not healthy, mentally well-balanced and spiritually sound, then those for whom they care will suffer. — Leeza Gibbons

Little one," Simon said after a prolonged silence, "why isn't it enough that I care for you and Elizabeth as
I've never cared for anyone else? Are you truly going to toss what we could have away for a world of
strangers that will never even appreciate your actions? — Trisha Baker

The best way to get children to do what you want is to spend time with them before disciplinary problems occur - having fun together and enjoying mutual laughter and joy. When those moments of love and closeness happen, kids are not as tempted to challenge and test the limits. Many confrontations can be avoided by building friendships with kids and thereby making them want to cooperate at home. It sure beats anger as a motivator of little ones! — James C. Dobson

Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes. — Jake Gyllenhaal

Pizza! Hockey! Destroy!"
-Cal — Rick Riordan

Why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

As an author on a corporate press, you have a lot less control over the finished product. I figure if I spend a couple years writing something, I want to be able to decide what the cover looks like and how it's going to be presented. — Joe Meno