Entre Les Murs Quotes & Sayings

It is never possible to guarantee success, it is only possible to deserve it. — Winston Churchill

You may win your heart's desire, but in the end you're cheated of it by death. — Jorge Luis Borges

Thus, as historian Soledad Loaeza has argued, the authoritarianism that distinguished Mexico during the second half of the 1960s should not be reduced to a series of "paranoid" acts of a single president (as Enrique Krauze and others have insisted). — Jaime Pensado

The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank. — Robert Fogel

Faces may be hard to read because humans are complex social animals that have learned to suppress the display of emotions for various reasons. It is often inappropriate to show negative emotions like hatred and contempt in public, so people go about wearing socially acceptable faces rather like masks. — Glen Wilson

There has never been upon the earth a generation of free men and women. It is not yet time to write a creed. Wait until the chains are broken - until dungeons are not regarded as temples. Wait until solemnity is not mistaken for wisdom - until mental cowardice ceases to be known as reverence. Wait until the living are considered the equals of the dead - until the cradle takes precedence of the coffin. Wait until what we know can be spoken without regard to what others may believe. Wait until teachers take the place of preachers - until followers become investigators. Wait until the world is free before you write a creed.
In this creed there will be but one word - Liberty. — Robert G. Ingersoll

I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can't because they can't face it. — Ben Kingsley

Spiritual revolutionaries must be committed not to what is easiest, but to what is most beneficial to themselves and the world. — Noah Levine

The entire spring and summer line from Marc Jacobs was stolen on the way to the fashion show in Paris. The thief is considered armed and fabulous. — Jay Leno

To make a dent in the universe, love is the best hammer. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I've seen 'Fried Green Tomatoes' too many times. I love life stories told in flashback. — Liam James

I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy. — Brian Eno

I didn't understand in the beginning that the editor didn't want me to know the author. I'd make an effort to meet the author, but it would end up being a disaster because then I had the author telling me what I should be doing. — Peter Sis