Carrero Blanco Quotes & Sayings

A war against terrorism is an impracticable conception if it means fighting terrorism with terrorism. — John Mortimer

He stood before the door, feeling uncharacteristically nervous. Hi. Uh ... how are ya?
No, no.
Hello, Jack. I'm back.
Shit, that fuckin' rhymes. Sounds like fuckin' Sesame Street.
Hi there. Off with yer clothes.
Nothin' like gettin' right ta the point, huh? — Jane Seville

That's what life is about: about daring greatly, about being in the arena. — Brene Brown

As I moved about the room I would encounter that silver wedge of a moon at this window or that, like some old beggar who wished to be invited in. — George Saunders

We live technologically, with man as the master of nature, man as the engineer, and let anyone who raises his voice against it stop using bridges not built by nature ... No electric light bulbs, no engines, no atomic energy, no calculating machines, no anaesthetics-back to the jungle. — Max Frisch

If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing. — Dan Millman

I can remember when I was a bit of an ETA fan myself. It was in 1973, when a group of Basque militants assassinated Adm. Carrero Blanco. The admiral was a stone-faced secret police chief, personally groomed to be the successor to the decrepit Francisco Franco. His car blew up, killing only him and his chauffeur with a carefully planted charge, and not only was the world well rid of another fascist, but, more important, the whole scheme of extending Franco's rule was vaporized in the same instant. The dictator had to turn instead to Crown Prince Juan Carlos, who turned out to be the best Bourbon in history and who swiftly dismantled Franco's entire system. If this action was 'terrorism,' it had something to be said for it. Everyone I knew in Spain made a little holiday in their hearts when the gruesome admiral went sky-high. — Christopher Hitchens

People who are unhappy in relationships carry about them a distinct air of discontent and isolation. — Patricia Cornwell

My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent. — Joey Lauren Adams

The Republican Party will never again be a majority party until we regain the confidence of the American people. I believe there is room for disagreement within the party, and we should not have litmus tests. — Todd Tiahrt

If I feel strongly about anything, I get overwhelmed with emotion. — Emma Stone

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security. — John Allen Paulos

I do everything the same, like nothing ever happened to me. — Fetty Wap

Better to die than to live in fear. — Christopher Paolini

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand. — Tahir Shah