Insidioso Definicion Quotes & Sayings

It was not very unusual at Washington for a lady to take the arm of a gentleman, who was neither her husband, her father, norher brother. This remarkable relaxation of American decorum has been probably introduced by the foreign legations. — Frances Trollope

The smell of him and the touch of his skin, I feel my desire for him rise again and we move together. — Philippa Gregory

I was shocked to have to admit to myself that not only had I accepted a complex theory somewhat uncritically, but that I had also actually noticed quite a bit of what was wrong, in the theory as well as in the practice of communism. But I had repressed this -partly out of loyalty to my friends, partly out of loyalty to "the cause", and partly because there is a mechanism of getting oneself more and more deeply involved: once one has sacrificed one's intellectual conscience over a minor point one doesn't wish to give in too easily; one wishes to justify the self-sacrifice by convincing oneself of the fundamental goodness of the cause, which is seen to outweigh any little moral or intellectual compromise that maybe required. With every such moral or intellectual sacrifice one gets more deeply involved. One becomes ready to back one's moral or intellectual investments in the cause with further investments. It's like being eager to throw good money after bad. — Karl R. Popper

What says the law? You will not kill. How does it say it? By killing! — Victor Hugo

He reached for the card without excitement, read it, turned it over and read the back with as much care as the front. There was nothing on the back to read. — Raymond Chandler

No one snaps our composure quite like someone we love. — Khaled Hosseini

A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him dull and insipid. — Jean De La Bruyere

In working with UNICEF our corporate partners have demonstrated time and again that their financial resources, leadership and expertise can bring about real and lasting benefits for the world's children. — Carol Bellamy

I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me. — Wesley Snipes

When you get back into the editing suite in the cold light of day, the written stuff is better. — Ricky Gervais