Instituting Martial Law Quotes & Sayings

The Greek conception of a life in harmony with nature found its most complete development in the rationalism of the Renaissance and of the centuries that followed it. — Elie Metchnikoff

I have to find out who I am before my doubts discover it first. — Angelos Michalopoulos

If a man's patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

So you know you're a ghost?"
I looked at my hands; they were transparent and glowed faintly. "Can you think of another explanation? — Christina Dodd

Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.) — Tom Angleberger

If I need you I'll give you a signal.'
'What signal?'
'I'll imitate the scream of a terrified little girl — Jim Butcher

Fear is the enemy of logic. There is no more debilitating, crushing, self-defeating, sickening thing in the world
to an individual or to a nation. — Frank Sinatra

When I was a young man, King Francois of France greatly admired my bare buttocks. I have that information only by hearsay, of course, because my buttocks were in the king's chateau of Chambord while I was here in Italy. — Alan Fisk

I don't think-"
"Clearly. Why start now? — Leigh Bardugo

This Court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is 'actually' innocent. — Antonin Scalia

In a movie, it's often important to have aliens whose gestures and facial expressions can be 'read' by humans. And in the days before sophisticated computer animation, most extraterrestrial bit players were guys in rubber suits. Such practical considerations forced Hollywood's hand when it came to aliens - they look like us for good reasons. — Seth Shostak

Curiosity is called curiosity because of how curiously it can creep into people's behavior no matter what dangers are around. — Elizabeth Newton

I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little surprised that British intelligence has never approached me. — Elizabeth Hurley

If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just respond, cleverly. — Donald Rumsfeld