Escalando Peldanos Quotes & Sayings

So let your deepest desires direct your aim. Set your sights far above the 'reasonable' target. The power of purpose is profound only if you have a desire that stirs the heart. — Price Pritchett

When I was a kid I always wanted to be a mad scientist. I don't know ... a regular scientist just was no un. — Tim Burton

What are their names? Psycho and Killer?"
He shook his head. "Cupcake and Twinkie."
My mouth dropped open. "You're kidding."
A grin flitted across his lips. "Afraid not."
If naming them after dessert snacks had been Miss Marva's attempt to make them seem cute, it wasn't working. — Lisa Kleypas

I think we have got to start again and go right back to first principles. The argument I shall advance, surprising as it may seem coming from the author of the earlier chapters, is that, for an understanding of the evolution of modern man, we must begin by throwing out the gene as the sole basis of our ideas on evolution. If there is only one Creator who made the tiger and the lamb, the cheetah and the gazelle, what is He playing at? Is he a sadist who enjoys spectator blood sports? ... Is he manuvering to maximize David Attenborough's television ratings? — Richard Dawkins

I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess. — Nick Cannon

How childish is the attempt to meet this argument by the following sophism! "We were chosen because we were worthy, and because God foresaw that we would be worthy." We — John Calvin

If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision. — Leo Szilard

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself. — Patrick Rothfuss

Young people are thoughtless as a rule. — Homer