Intempestivement Quotes & Sayings

Even as a raft, of course, it could have been made from gold, or any element with a molecular number lower than mercury. Lead would still sink in mercury, but gold shouldn't. It was one number down the Periodic Table and so ought to float. Veppers looked over the side of the vessel at where his ingot of gold had entered the liquid metal, but it showed no sign of surfacing yet. — Iain M. Banks

Doctors can heal the body, but it is music that uplifts the spirit. — Mother Teresa

All too often, legacy management practices reflexively perpetuate the past - by over-weighting the views of long-tenured executives, by valuing conformance more highly than creativity and by turning tired industry nostrums into sacred truths. — Gary Hamel

If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified. — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

Should surveillance be usable for petty crimes like jaywalking or minor drug possession? Or is there a higher threshold for certain information? Those aren't easy questions. — Bill Gates

What trifles colour life and make it dark as night. — Rose O'Neal Greenhow

The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt. — Nicolas Chamfort

I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever. — Thomas Haden Church

How should thy patience be crowned in heaven if none adversity should befall to thee in earth? If thou wilt suffer none adversity how mayest thou be the friend of Christ? — Thomas A Kempis

High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances. — John Eliot

Secrets are destructive. — Ellen Hopkins