Icelands Population Quotes & Sayings

No degree of prosperity could justify
the accumulation of large amounts of highly toxic substances which nobody knows how to
make safe and which remain an incalculable danger to the whole of creation for historical or
even geological ages. To do such a thing is a transgression against life itself,
a transgression infinitely more serious than any crime perpetrated by man.
The idea that a civilization could sustain itself on such a transgression is an ethical, spiritual, and metaphysical monstrosity. It means conducting the economical affairs of man
as if people did not matter at all. — E.F. Schumacher

Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed. — Diogenes

It's the same misconception I used to have. I meet people and think they're millionaires and they're not. — Peter Hook

Ruin what?" He brushes the hair away from my eyes. "I might never be able to date another man." He leans over and grazes my earlobe with his teeth, sending warm shivers down my arms. "That's the plan. — Lex Martin

Ah, what a grudge I owe physicians! what mummery is their art! — Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Ye great teachers: listen to what you say! — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice. — Michael Crapo

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music. — Hafez

You and I have never liked each other, Rose. If I've got to kill someone, it might as well be you. — Richelle Mead

Dreams can exist but not come true
And if you don't believe me just ask yourself
How can the universe know what you want,
If it never hears it from you — Kay Whitley

It is unfair for our hospitals to bear a hugely disproportionate burden for mandated emergency health treatment for illegal aliens. — Jon Kyl

I've never been a partisan, I've never been a Republican, I've never been a Democrat, ever, which is why I was very frustrated being called a gay Republican when I never attached myself to that. — Andrew Sullivan

The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has a way of reaching out on an emotional level. It touches on mystery, even spirituality. — Robert Genn

(Game theory is) essentially a structural theory. It uncovers the logical structure of a great variety of conflict situations and describes this structure in mathematical terms. Sometimes the logical structure of a conflict situation admits rational decisions; sometimes it does not. — Anatol Rapoport

It's one thing to execute dishes on your own time for family and friends, but quite another to perform and be judged in a competition. And that's what cooking in a high profile restaurant is. It's a competition. You're up against every other three-star restaurant in your city, and if you want to stay in business, you'd better deliver. — Joe Bastianich