Fontainhas Goa Quotes & Sayings

There is one further distinguishing characteristic of man which is very specific indeed and about which there can be no dispute, and that is the faculty of self-improvement - a faculty which, with the help of circumstance, progressively develops all our other faculties. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking. — Leo Tolstoy

The ultimate mystery is one's own self. — Sammy Davis Jr.

The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed. — Nastia Liukin

History is written by the victors, which is certainly true, but it's also written by the wealthy and the literate. — Megan Smolenyak

To proceed, I imagine life as a film being screened by an incompetent projectionist. — Matthew Belmonte

The first way to lose a state is to neglect the art of war; the first way to gain a state is to be skilled in the art of war. — Niccolo Machiavelli