Brisant Quotes & Sayings

We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. — Ethel Barrett

Some, no doubt, would simply dismiss it as a by-product of barbarism. Given Russia's long, heartless winters, its familiarity with famine, its rough sense of justice, and so on, and so on, it was perfectly natural for its gentry to adopt an act of definitive violence as the means of resolving disputes. — Amor Towles

When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose herself impudently to the public gaze; but for a time remains veiled in a transparent cloud, till she gradually acquires courage to endure the looks and admiration of beholders. — Augustus William Hare

Repose demands for its expression the implied capability of its opposite,
energy. — John Ruskin

When it comes to the economy, my highest priority as President will be worrying about your job, not saving my own. — Mitt Romney

Men are such dupes by choice, that he who would impose upon others never need be at a loss to find ready victims. — Honore De Balzac

That simple act stole my breath, my heart. But even as he pulled away, I realized that he couldn't steal something he already had. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Most Jews, like most rational persons, know that their personal identity and their ethnic identity are not one and the same. — David Novak

I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone. — Philippe Perrin