George Grote Quotes & Sayings

I am against the idea of the end, that everything culminates in paradise or judgment. — Anselm Kiefer

Nobody is sure of his life, property and health when the parliament deliberates. — Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Folklore is artistic communication in small groups. — Dan Ben-Amos

age is no crime but the shame of a deliberately wasted life among so many deliberately wasted lives is. — Charles Bukowski

She wore a tan robe and headscarf, the clothes of a local... but didn't feel like a market regular. She moved slowly and gazed at everything with a child's wonder. Her eyes were large and clear, her hair as black as midnight. She had a warm smile on her pretty lips and was obviously murmuring 'hellos' and 'excuse mes' to people who really didn't care or want to talk. She walked with the grace of a cloud in the wind, like her body weighed nothing at all, and held her head high with easy dignity. Easy.
Aladdin felt his heart contract. He had never seen her- or anyone like her- before.
When the girl adjusted her scarf, she revealed an intricate diadem in her hair that had a ridiculously sized emerald in it.
'Ah, a rich girl, out for a day of shopping in the market without her servants. Living dangerously, playing hooky. — Liz Braswell

Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far. — William Landay