Commissario Ricciardi Quotes & Sayings

The myths," says Horace in his Ars Poetica, "have been invented by wise men to strengthen the laws and teach moral truths." While Horace endeavored to make clear the very spirit and essence of the ancient myths, Euhemerus pretended, on the contrary, that "myths were the legendary history of kings and heroes, transformed into gods by the admiration of the nations." It is the latter method which was inferentially followed by Christians when they agreed upon the acceptation of euhemerized patriarchs, and mistook them for men who had really lived. — H. P. Blavatsky

The secret of living is to find people who will pay you money to do what YOU would pay to do if you had the money. — Sarah Caldwell

Near-death experiences give you balance. You become more worldly. Your ideas become bigger. — Jason Calacanis

Worry is evidence of an ill-controlled brain; it is merely a stupid waste of time in unpleasantness. If men and women practiced mental calisthenics as they do physical calisthenics, they would purge their brains of this foolishness. — Arnold Bennett

She was so pretty it hurt — Kami Garcia

The responsibility that I feel is to do as good a job as a journalist as I can possibly do. — Ted Koppel

Leadership is about we, not me. — Terence Mauri

You may very well ask what the goddess of love is doing in St. Andrews, writing trashy romances. Adapting. — Kelly Link

I have found, through years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honor the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole as we make our personal work of art upon our land. — Julie Moir Messervy

None of us are perfect, so a true friend will never look for defects in you as a person, it won't even cross their mind. Your happiness will be their main concern. — Ron Baratono

I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight. — S.E. Hinton