Destabilising Quotes & Sayings

The world opened up for me once I decided to embrace who I am - unapologetically — Felicia Day

It is those who have the distinction of privilege who set the standards of disgust with failure. — Andy Hargreaves

Action is eloquence. — William Shakespeare

The mathematician who after seeing Phedre asked: 'Qu'est que ca prouve?' was not such a fool as he has been generally made out. No one has ever been able to explain why the Doric temple of Paestum is more beautiful than a glass of cold beer except by bringing in considerations that have nothing to do with beauty. — W. Somerset Maugham

The infected wound in the world's heel is the Israeli-Palestinian question that is only going to get worse, since nothing can stop the protagonists of this inextricable situation, which opposes Judaism to Arab Islamism, from moving to extremes. By invading nearby Iraq, Washington and the 'neo-conservatives' followed an absurd perception of geopolitics and have only succeeded in making the infected wound a bit worse. Since the fall of the USSR, unilateral American imperialism has not stopped destabilising the world's equilibrium, especially in the Near East. This region will soon catch fire, with an intensity that we cannot yet imagine. — Guillaume Faye

Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with. — Meles Zenawi

There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age and status almost inevitably must pass these days. — Richard Schickel

I've always had a fascination with hugging (I'm not really particular about who or what it is I'm embracing as long as there's a "squish" factor). — Misha Collins

I've watched those shows my whole life - being on one is like a dream. It's hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I've known my whole life. — Edie Falco

Ziege hits it high for Heskey who isn't playing — Alan Green

I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on 'This American Life,' since I first started telling stories. And that, I mean, that show is a little bit of a fortress. It's really hard to get stuff on that show. — Mike Birbiglia

Milena found Cilia outside, holding her bamboo box. Milena hugged her. 'I'm sorry about your shins,' she said. Milena lifted the lid of the box, and saw it, the precious paper, ruled in staves. People were generous. Milena had never believed that. — Geoff Ryman

My mother is now in the hospital 60 miles away, where they are treating her pneumonia. I refuse to feel guilty. Guilt is a destructive emotion and doesn't fit in with my Life Plan. — Sue Townsend

I always loved the guitar, from when I was quite little. My dad had a G banjo at the house that he played. When he had parties, my sisters always played piano, and my dad played banjo. — Dave Davies

HOw did you tell someone the truth when you weren't even sure what that was? — Stacia Kane

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. — Martha Stewart

The world economy today is recovering slowly, and there are still some destabilising factors and uncertainties. The underlying impact of the international financial crisis is far from over. — Hu Jintao

We have stood up and said continuing growth in the Western world is unjust, inappropriate and potentially destabilising. Having said that, we understand why governments do it, so there is an onus on us to show there are other stories and to identify the institutional innovations you might need in order to arrive at this other place. — Tim Jackson

The world is only one poor harvest away from chaos. We are so close to the edge that politically destabilising food prices could come at any time — Robert Zoellick