Ejner Johansson Quotes & Sayings

We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery also has its beauty. Neither do I believe that the spirit of adventure runs any risk of disappearing in our world. — Marie Curie

I'm not any different from you or the guy down the street or across the globe, we're all connected in some way and hopefully my music can integrate that feeling of human connectedness. — John McLaughlin

Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. Unhappy is he whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. Lucius Accius, Telephus — Robert Galbraith

But to conservatives whose value system gives priority to Moral Strength, the problem of drugs is the personal lack of the moral strength to just say no. It is a problem of personal values, not of social change or drug treatment centers. — George Lakoff

The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect". — Paulo Coelho

I love it, when it is quiet on the streets,
and I am all alone.
Petra Hermans — Petra Hermans

Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious for their freedoms to be sacrificed on the altar of authoritarianism thought to be necessary to remain safe and secure. — Ron Paul

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. — W.B.Yeats

It was Krendler's nature to both appreciate Starling's leg and look for the hamstring. — Thomas Harris

I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus. — William Shakespeare

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[after discussion about what evil is, a question asked to Elphaba on why she killed Madame Morrible]
"Why did you do it?" asked the hostess with spirit.
The Witch shrugged. "For fun? Maybe evil is an art form. — Gregory Maguire