Floreal Laval Quotes & Sayings

The only 'natural enemies' are those who take one's very nature as an offence. — Simon May

As with ships, so with men; he who turns his back to his foe gives him an advantage. — Herman Melville

We have revenue coming in. We can pay our interest payments. And then we can prioritize what government programs that have been given to the American people that are unsustainable promises that have been made by reckless politicians that can't possibly be sustained. We can determine which one of those if any we need to keep. — Todd Rokita

We will downsize the government, motivate excess employees to become entrepreneurs, and increase the pay of a lean and mean bureaucracy. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of 'medicine.' That's something you might remind your New Age friends who've gone gaga over 'holistic medicine' and 'alternative Chinese cures. — Anthony Bourdain

Let's see how long the rich can eat their money for — Peter F. Hamilton

A man can bear a world's contempt when he has that within which says he's worthy. When he contemns himself, there burns the hell. — Alexander Smith

The most potent magics are tied to human truths: beauty and passion and yearning and fortitude and valor and empathy. — Brent Weeks

We offer them mediocrity while calling it magic. We offer them the illusion of intelligent software, seducing them into surrendering the task of thinking to the machine. Of course, the machine isn't thinking, which means that nobody is. — Larry Constantine

Except for shooting folks in the face and cutting off ears, the lanky killer had impeccable manners. — Robert Kirby

Explaining God to Children
Draw a rapid river clockwise, flowing in a circle.
Draw a mountain in the middle, with heaven at the tip.
Tell a child,
'God is the top of the mountain.
Man is the river.
Only God's sees we're in a big hurry going nowhere.'
The clever child will ask,
'What does man see?'
Tell the child,
'Well, man sees there's a light side to God ~ and maybe a dark side too,
depending on where he's at.
Man sometimes doesn't see God at all because there are clouds.'
(Quickly draw some clouds.)
The clever child will ask,
'How do i know it's God on top of the mountain in heaven and it's not the Devil in hell?'
'Hmm...How old did you say you were?'

Back to the drawing board. — Beryl Dov

I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go. — Philip Rivers

The dogs were partly responsible for keeping her sane. The relationship she had with them was pure joy. No ulterior motives, no spite, just love and care and kindness, exactly the emotions she wanted to cultivate. — J. Courtney Sullivan