Jurjen Westra Quotes & Sayings

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money. — Andrew Mellon

The first and most practical step in getting what one wants in this world is wanting it. One would think that the next step would be expressing what one wants. But it almost never is. It generally consists in wanting it still harder. — Gerald Stanley Lee

If you want to leave your footprints in the sands of time you'll need some roughness and some dirt. — A. Mani

So, a penniless Obama traveled to a country under martial law, where the U.S. State Department had issued a travel advisory. Obama then ignored the millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, checked into the Hilton International, showered, shaved, and changed into a fresh set of thrift-store clothing to go bird hunting with the country's future prime minister. — Mondo Frazier

Her name is Maya Rudolph! She is a goddamn baby champion and she pushed her cuties out Little House on the Prairie style! — Amy Poehler

My feet beat out a steady muffled rhythm. My thoughts participated in each step, never getting ahead of me. — Rory Stewart

I continued blogging, but between illness and deadlines, did not manage to blog nearly as much as last year. I'm hoping to do better in 2016. — Justine Larbalestier

Her ignorance was like standing in pure dark that could be either a closet or a vast, starless night. — Laini Taylor

Why cannot the ear be closed to its own destruction?
Or the glistening eye to the poison of a smile? — William Blake

In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation. — Kage Baker

I am a fan of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and I certainly support wind as a large part of that goal. — James Lankford

O Lord, who art our guide even unto death, grant us, I pray Thee, grace to follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest. In little daily duties to which Thou callest us, bow down our wills to simple obedience. — Christina Rossetti

On one occasion, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeremy Irons and myself were due to appear at the Sarajevo film festival and were turned off a UN plane on orders from Geneva. We had to get local journalists to transport the films in for us. I tell you this only to demonstrate that festivals can be a lifeline. But, after all the difficulties I'd had in getting there, in 1996 I found myself being flown in on a four-seater RAF plane as an official guest, endorsed by the British Embassy. Ironically, the film I was to present was Mission: Impossible. — Vanessa Redgrave