Ecriture Quotes & Sayings

I have to use the word 'insurgent' because I can't think of a better word right now. — Peter Pace

That brought D.D. up short. — Lisa Gardner

We must distinguish better than some of our predecessors between desirable ends and unacceptable means. — Tony Judt

What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth. — Barack Obama

The Bible says that God gave this earth to the sons of men ... and when [Adam] turned and gave that dominion to Satan, look where it left God. If left Him on the outside looking in ... He had no legal right to do anything about it, did He? ... He had injected Himself illegally into the earth
what Satan had intended for Him to do was to fall for it
pull off an illegal act and turn the light off in God, and subordinate God to himself ... He intended to get God into such a trap that He couldn't get out. — Kenneth Copeland

As long as you are curious, you defeat age. — Burt Lancaster

Every ship sailing the sea of life needs to have the divine Pilot on board; but when storms arise, when tempests threaten, many persons push their Pilot overboard, and commit their bark into the hand of finite man, or try to steer it themselves. — Ellen G. White

The inferior put others down;
the superior lift others up;
the great are an asset to themselves and the world. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The marquis de Carabas tossed the figurine to Mr. Croup, who caught it eagerly, like an addict catching a plastic baggie filled with white powder of dubious legality. — Neil Gaiman

To be sure, the cost of managing capital and of "formal" financial intermediation (that is, the investment advice and portfolio management services provided by a bank or official financial institution or real estate agency or managing partner) is obviously taken into account and deducted from the income on capital in calculating the average rate of return (as presented here). But this is not the case with "informal" financial intermediation: every investor spends time - in some cases a lot of time - managing his own portfolio and affairs and determining which investments are likely to be the most profitable. This effort can in certain cases be compared to genuine entrepreneurial labor or to a form of business activity. — Thomas Piketty

You realize if you stand in my kitchen, I'm gonna put you to work, right?" Bunny asked after a minute.
"I'm at your service," he said.
She laughed. "My favorite words ever. — Laura Kaye

I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch line. — Demetri Martin

I always thought my parents could fix anything. Now it's my turn. Dear God, how did this happen? — Lois McMaster Bujold

I'm a big fan of 'Mad Men.' — Bryan Cranston