Jannis Kounellis Quotes & Sayings

A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States. — Jalal Talabani

In mathematics ... we find two tendencies present. On the one hand, the tendency towards abstraction seeks to crystallise the logical relations inherent in the maze of materials ... being studied, and to correlate the material in a systematic and orderly manner. On the other hand, the tendency towards intuitive understanding fosters a more immediate grasp of the objects one studies, a live rapport with them, so to speak, which stresses the concrete meaning of their relations. — David Hilbert

I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional. — Jon Carroll

For decades, chalk and alum have been added to bread, and burnt corn and peas ground up to make coffee. Vinegar is rendered sharper by the addition of sulphuric acid, arrowroot is added to milk to thicken it, mustard is eked out with flour, strychnine is added to beer for bitterness and green vitriol to encourage a foaming head. And these are but the harmless manipulations. — M.J. Carter

He does things I have never seen from any other player and it really is marvellous to watch. It takes a great player to grab the bull by the horns and make things happen, but he has done it repeatedly. He has been even better than people here thought he would be and that's saying something. — Cristiano Ronaldo

But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from "best. — Paulo Coelho

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. — Hans Selye

We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time. — Warren Buffett

People believe a lot of weird stuff in Salem. — Adriana Mather

That the outer man is a picture of the inner, and the face an expression and revelation of the whole character, is a presumption likely enough in itself, and therefore a safe one to go on; borne out as it is by the fact that people are always anxious to see anyone who has made himself famous. Photography offers the most complete satisfaction of our curiosity. — Arthur Schopenhauer

You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile. — Teemu Selanne

I love Wallachia. It belongs to me, and I belong to it. It is my country, and it should always be mine, and I hate any king or sultan or god or prophet that proclaims anyone else has any right to it. — Kiersten White

Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity go on sending all the slaves that can be sold. — Howard Zinn