Escorial Madrid Quotes & Sayings

Santayana ... reasoned that the young men who were being killed in the war would die anyhow sooner or later, and would be good for nothing while they lived. — Bertrand Russell

May we find ways to live more simply in order to have more time and energy to change the system of injustice that exists in the world. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I was always sad as a child, for as long as I can think back. I hated crowds of people, and used to sit in a corner by myself, just thinking. — Greta Garbo

In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009, there were no interstate conflicts at all. — Steven Pinker

And you should never befriend something if there's a possibility it may take a fancy to eating you in your sleep. — Fredrik Backman

No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition. — Benjamin Disraeli

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You put things in perspective. You pull your energies together. You change. You go forward. My fellow Americans, I have a great deal that I want to accomplish with you and for you over the next two years. And, the Lord willing, that's exactly what I intend to do. — Ronald Reagan

I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit. — Miranda Lambert