Henri Spaak Quotes & Sayings

Games are the way we keep romance alive. They're based in human hardwiring. Playing hard-to-get or leaving a little to the imagination allows the woman to be wooed and appreciated and the man to be challenged and intrigued. — Helen Fisher

People under-invest in family because it doesn't pay off until the long term. — Clayton Christensen

There was no success that could make me more worthy of the gift. And no failure that could take it away. — Virginia Carmichael

I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it. — Will Rogers

The pope, speaking to participants at a drug enforcement conference in Rome, said that even limited steps to legalize recreational drugs "are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they fail to produce the desired effects." But he said the problems underlying drug use must be addressed, including inequality and the lack of opportunities for young people. — Anonymous

I just love having little vocal snippets like laughs and coughs, not necessarily stuff that has huge significance, just little human qualities. — Ryan Hemsworth

Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else. — Judith Guest

On religions: He who knows one, knows none. — Friedrich Max Muller

I was reasonably interested in mathematics in school. Typically what happens is ... when you start playing chess, it takes up a lot of your attention. But about 10 years ago, I found that the Internet is very good to start learning about a lot of subjects. — Viswanathan Anand

Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore had the same title. They were both presidents of the United States, but their tenure in office and their legacy could not be more different. — Barack Obama

I was always like, 'No, I don't like sci-fi,' and then I started watching it and thought, I didn't know that's what it was. I think I'd somehow got it confused with action and space-travel action - that sci-fi could only be like 'Star Wars.' — Sarah Snook

For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy. — Mo Ibrahim

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. — Andre Gide

I don't think I know enough about acting to direct. You need to be a slight megalomaniac, not where you want to take over the world, but where you want to make every single decision and the buck stops with you. It's an awful lot of stress. — Matthew Goode