Klavs Ukstins Quotes & Sayings

Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to do, every time. If it sometimes pains them to make a choice - if the choice turns out to look like a 'noble sacrifice' - you can be sure that it is in no wise nobler than the discomfort caused by greediness ... the unpleasant necessity of having to decide between two things both of which you would like to do when you can't do both. The ordinary bloke suffers that discomfort every day, every time he makes a choice between spending a buck on beer or tucking it away for his kids, between getting up when he's tired or spending the day in his warm bed and losing his job. No matter which he does he always chooses what seems to hurt least or pleasures most. The average chump spends his life harried by these small decisions. — Robert A. Heinlein

Great American union rules with a fist, a smile, and a gun. Great American napalm lights up the sky like the sun. — Ray Davies

Because I have this thing about birthdays--they always remind me of death and forced jollity. — Alain De Botton

Voices are always a challenge. I always have to work at each accent I do. — Luke Evans

Traditionalists like me believe the USA has become strong because of its core values, the freedom, individual responsibility and institutions like traditional marriage, which foster common goals. — Bill O'Reilly

That's the great thing about incubating something on the web: you have the potential to go to other platforms. Every single platform has a different audience that you find. — Felicia Day

If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word. — Dave Barry

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game. — Maria Sharapova

My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I are very much in love. — Vivien Leigh