Eugene Marais Quotes & Sayings

Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal (1957). — John Eliot Gardiner

One of the biggest problems that we have right now is that in some areas of the State we cannot get additional jobs created because they say the housing costs are too high. — George Deukmejian

We see what we want to see when we look at someone. Like a diamond before it has been cut. We can guess at its brilliance but can't see the faults until the stone has been cut and polished. Only then can we glimpse inside and see the occlusions and the clarity. — M.J. Rose

The American people are not cowardly. But, living in prosperous isolation, they have been the spoiled children of modern history. — Herman Wouk

Some people feel that humans have a right to eat other animals but not to trash the earth. They may choose veganism because a vegan's ecological footprint is light, but once they are not invested in eating animals, they are more likely to be willing to learn the details of what happens to them. That learning will encourage compassionate people to stick with a plant-based diet. — Karen Dawn

In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. — Harry S. Truman

How much of a book review is about the reviewer? Sometimes it's mostly about the reviewer! — Kathryn Harrison

I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can't respect him. — Ratan Tata

Women are beautifully created without a woman you wouldn't know how to be a man — Martellis Thurmand

There is nothing more depressing than toast that no one eats. — Peter Hedges