Helfrich Firefish Quotes & Sayings

The gains we made in the United States that have made our country great have, in large part, been made over the opposition of major corporations. On nearly every issue, from fair labor standards, to the minimum wage, to environmental standards, to standards for a safe workplace, corporations have fought against them every step of the way. — Byron Dorgan

But it is difficult to tell whether something is an oppurtunity or a trap when you are put on the spot. — Olivia Sudjic

I'm an eternal optimist. — Brian O'Driscoll

We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him. — John Boehner

The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs. — Malcolm De Chazal

I've heard it said that the most dangerous animal on the planet is the adolescent male. — Jacqueline Novogratz

If I had but an hour of love,if that be all that is given me,an hour of love upon this earth,I would give my love to thee. — Alice Sebold

Kill me outright with looks, and rid my pain. — William Shakespeare

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess Of Blessington

She is beginning to think it is possible that all creation is a spurt of blank matter that chances to make an emerald planet here, a dead star there, with random waste between. — Don DeLillo

The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra

I should live my life on bended knee
If I can't control my destiny
You've gotta have a scheme
You've gotta have a plan
In the world of today, for tomorrow's man
No control — David Bowie

There is one more class of terminology to avoid: the "we-them" language that speaks disdainfully of nonbelievers or of other religions or denominations or simply caricatures or marginalizes the positions of people who do not share your beliefs and views. — Timothy Keller

Peter Morrow took no risks. He neither failed nor succeeded. There were no valleys, but neither were there mountains. Peter's landscape was flat. An endless, predictable desert. — Louise Penny