Generazione Mille Quotes & Sayings

In 1904, the newly created Los Angeles Department of Water and Power issued its first public report. 'The time has come,' it said, 'when we shall have to supplement the supply from another source.' With that simple statement, William Mulholland was about to become a modern Moses. But instead of leading his people to the promised land, he would cleave the desert and lead the promised waters to them. — Marc Reisner

It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation. — Carl Friedrich Gauss

do not worry about these things. find peace in where and what you are ~saphira to eragon page 429 — Christopher Paolini

I do not choose to be a common man.
It is my right to be uncommon - if I can. I seek opportunity - not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.
I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations, and to face the world boldly and say, this I have done. — Dean Alfange

Hitler had a great gift for adjusting - consciously or intuitively - to his surroundings ... With enormous histrionic intuition he could shape his behavior to changing situations. — Albert Speer

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. — Judy Holliday

There's nothing you can do God's business is adoption, Child, And He has chosen you. — Beth Moore

But time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty. Now Bonasera felt the sickness of a man faced with disaster. — Mario Puzo

No matter who you are, there is some part of you that always wishes you were someone else. — Jodi Picoult

Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal. — Nafisa Joseph