Karel Iv Quotes & Sayings

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit. — Ivy Compton-Burnett

The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace? — Arthur Henderson

I'm the least metrosexual cat you've ever met. I've never had my fingernails or toenails done, and I've cut my own hair longer than other people have cut my hair. — George Clooney

The skills and productivity of American Workers, not to mention the taxes they pay, are the greatest economic resource our country has. To condemn large numbers of them to unemployment, to deprive the Treasury of their tax contributions and to force them to live on unemployment at public expense is the most expensive luxury any society ever chose to buy. — Lane Kirkland

Misgovernment is of four kinds, often in combination. They are: 1) tyranny or oppression, of which history provides so many well-known examples that they do not need citing; 2) excessive ambition, such as Athens' attempted conquest of Sicily in the Peloponnesian War, Philip II's of England via the Armada, Germany's twice-attempted rule of Europe by a self-conceived master race, Japan's bid for an empire of Asia; 3) incompetence or decadence, as in the case of the late Roman empire, the last Romanovs and the last imperial dynasty of China; and finally 4) folly or perversity. — Barbara Tuchman

Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self. — John Novak

Where do we get the notion that our idea of success and God's are the same? You have written a book; you are a clever manager and promoter; you are a talented artist; you are independently wealthy; you have achieved fame and fortune. Without the gifts of intelligence, imagination, personality, and physical energy - which are all endowed by God - where would you be? — Billy Graham

When you [lose someone], it feels like the hole in your gum when a tooth falls out. You can chew, you can eat, you have plenty of other teeth, but your tongue keeps going back to that empty place, where all nerves are still a little raw — Jodi Picoult

I studied to be an architect. And I find tremendous similarities between building a company and the design process. Businesses have to do their planning on the fly in a fashion similar to an architect sketching. — John Katzman

There is no particular reason to search for meaning. — William Eggleston

One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security. — George McGovern

Falling in love is when the presence of this person makes you release all kinds of substances in your brain, serotonins and endorphins. The moment you break up with that same person, you feel like a junkie who is not getting the drug anymore. Many times I've heard people say, "I'm in love with falling in love". You get all the best and all the worst in the same place. — Gaspar Noe

Some guy once told me that skydiving is like cutting your throat and seeing if you can get to the doctor before you bleed to death. — Brock Yates

There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them. — Arthur Conan Doyle