Cxxvii In Roman Quotes & Sayings

When we have really resolved to achieve something," my father once said, "we succeed. We only have to want it, Juliane. — Juliane Koepcke

I didn't think any biography could do justice to one of the few honest-to-goodness geniuses of our time, a walking paradox who wore a cloak of complexity and elusiveness, but Lisa Rogak has done an exemplary job of it. — Otto Penzler

Intentions, whether good or bad, that don't reflect the words and actions are only meant to fulfill personal goals. — Ashish Patel

To die trying would be better than to die without purpose. — Lauren DeStefano

I was never one to like power, but in the back of everyone's mind, you secretly wouldn't mind having some at one point or another. To be able to make things the way you wanted them would be an amazing thing. — Holly Hood

Nothing is loathsomer than the self-loathing of a self one loathes. — John Barth

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism. — Tom DeLay

Everyone was always becoming someone else. — Benjamin Alire Saenz

When does she leave again?' He'd taken my hand now and was drawing me into him.
I pulled back but let him keep holding it. 'One week. Maybe we should go over appropriate topics of conversation.'
'Right, because otherwise I might bring up my career as a porn star or those years I spent in juvie. — Jessica Martinez

An economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipulation than in truth and beauty — Jaron Lanier

It wasn't the best place to go for a walk, really. There were all these things that people had thrown away back there - old cookers and broken dishes and dolls with no arms and no legs and empty cans and broken bottles. Mum and Dad made me promise not to go exploring back there, because there were too many sharp things, and tetanus and such. — Neil Gaiman

He wrapped his arms around me. We were cuddled up like a couple of spoons in a cutlery drawer. — Malorie Blackman

There's no messiahs out here, baby, but I found the holy grail alright. Cause I'm lying in your arms tonight. — Marc Cohn

In the scientific world, the syndrome known as 'great man's disease' happens when a famous researcher in one field develops strong opinions about another field that he or she does not understand, such as a chemist who decides that he is an expert in medicine or a physicist who decides that he is an expert in cognitive science.
They have trouble accepting that they must go back to school before they can make pronouncements in a new field. — Paul Krugman