Heiner Muller Quotes & Sayings

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time. — Idries Shah

I've got a lot of letters from prison. Lost was a big prison show. But it's really crazy when you get the letter that says, 'So, I'm getting out in three months, I've only been in for 17 years and I'd really like to meet you.' — Ian Somerhalder

Borromeo also organized partial quarantines, especially for women, whom he regarded not only as more likely to occasion sin but as the primary carriers of plague (because, he said, they talked so much and constantly visited each other's houses). — Andrew Graham-Dixon

Being a journalist seemed the ideal way of both having a job and experiencing the world, especially for anyone with a sense of adventure. — Jackie Kennedy

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. — Alan Dershowitz

When you no longer have an enemy you find it in the mirror. — Heiner Muller

We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life. — Jessica Zafra

While the digital age has done so much to improve our world, it has dramatically changed our social structure, often further isolating us from each other. — Dean Ornish

In order to terminate a pregnancy, you have to still a heartbeat, switch off a developing brain. — Christopher Hitchens

During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People are struggling economically and this has forced them to scale back the material aspects of their lives and realise the beauty of finding the simple joy in being with the people we love. — Julia Roberts

Getting to know someone is like putting a never-ending puzzle together. We fit the smallest pieces first and we get to know ourselves better in the process. — Iain Reid

We are so lucky to live here, he would say, and she couldn't disagree. They were lucky that the earth had conspired to heap up such startling beauty in one place, and they were lucky that it hadn't all fallen apart yet in a a geological catastrophe. — Chris Adrian