Helgenberger Missick Quotes & Sayings

Wealth is the hidden side of speed and speed the hidden side of wealth. — Paul Virilio

I'm deeply curious about Jewish things. I've toyed around with the idea of going to rabbinical school. — Jonathan Safran Foer

When ideas are young and vulnerable, criticism can be lethal. — Janet Echelman

This post of President is a Constitutional post. It is the duty of everyone, all citizens to see that they respect the post ... the institution of President. — Pratibha Patil

Water is the sleeping giant issue of the 21st century and we all need to wake up about it. — Robert Redford

I don't particularly like explaining being autistic to bewildered people. I might as well say I'm an alien as they probably would understand and accept that more. — Tina J. Richardson

True authority is not based on control - it's based on truth ... — John Geddes

Herein lay the rub. The Americans, like all Western armies, defined "winning" as killing the enemy and securing control over the battlefield. Their opponents in previous conflicts had generally accepted the same definition. Not so the Moros. What was important to them was the struggle and how one conducted oneself, personally and as a people, not necessarily a measurable outcome. They knew from the beginning they were no match for American firepower. It was a one-sided contest, what today is termed "asymmetric warfare," but so what? Their measure was how well one did against the odds, the more overwhelmingly they were against one, the greater the glory. And being that life is transitory anyway, what mattered most was how much courage was shown and how well did one die. The Americans and the Moros were using different score cards for the same game. To the Moros, it was they who had "won. — Robert A. Fulton

Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men. — Katori Hall

But to Fitz she'd always be invisible. An impossible task of face and body for which he had yet to conquer. And should he somehow manage to crack her open like rotten fruit on the vine, he'd only find decay and ugliness, from which she had to assume he'd run. Damaged goods were damaged goods. — L. Donsky-Levine

Human existence is temporary and all the knowledge of the universe we acquire will in time be forgotten because there will be no humans left to benefit from any of the stuff we learned.
And yet, this doesn't invalidate scientific exploration to me. We seek to understand the universe because it makes our lives better and more rich. Similarly, we tell stories (and think about why and how to tell stories) because it makes human existence richer. Made-up stories matter. They bring us pleasure and solace and nurture empathy by letting us see the world through others' eyes. They also help us to feel unalone, to understand that our grief and joy is shared not just by those around us but by all those who came before us and all those still yet to come. — John Green

When the last tree is cut, When the last river is emptied, When the last fish is caught, Only then will Man realize that he can not eat money. — Eric Weiner

Rise up with me against the organisation of misery. — Pablo Neruda

Jonas stood from the bed and took two steps. He turned back and looked at Dmitri, who had stood behind him. "They're going to pay, Dmitri." Dmitri looked Jonas in the eye, took him by both shoulders, and said, "You wouldn't be from the House of Athena if you didn't make them pay." Jonas nodded and opened the door. — Erik Wecks