Kriesel In German Quotes & Sayings

Before he met Finkler, Treslove had never met a Jew. Not knowingly at least. He supposed a Jew would be like the word Jew - small and dark and beetling. A secret person. But Finkler was almost orange in colour and spilled out of his clothes. — Howard Jacobson

Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen. — John Ralston Saul

Lawyers from the NSA, as well as the UK's GCHQ, work very hard to search for loopholes in laws and constitutional protections that they can use to justify indiscriminate, dragnet surveillance operations that were at best unwittingly authorized by lawmakers. — Edward Snowden

We're very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change. — Nick Nolte

Casement quoted an African proverb: "A man doesn't go among thorns unless a snake's after him - or he's after a snake." He added, "I'm after a snake and please God I'll scotch it. — Adam Hochschild

COMMENDATION n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles but do not equal our own. — Ambrose Bierce

I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music. — Ansel Adams

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way. — Marcelene Cox

My real experience with video games was watching other people play. That's why a lot of my work isn't really about playing. It's about watching video games. — Cory Arcangel

Nature is not concerned about fairness, it only interested in efficiency. — Amish Tripathi

Potential does not always ensure success. The greatest players have not always been the most endowed. In athletics, we often hear the phrase, "He has the will to win". I think this is wrong. We can have the greatest will to do well. But unless we have prepared, it is of little use. Really, it should be the "will to prepare". Those who succeed have this will, whether it be in athletics, whether it be in school, whether it be in their chosen vocation, whether it be on a mission, or in almost any other phase of their life. — LaVell Edwards

Dessy, don't grow up to be a writer. Because when you live too much in your own head, you neglect the people you love and become an insulated wack job. — Kristen Tracy

Well, if the kid screws up, then I'll just have to kick his ass. — Dante Alighieri

(Mam) ignorant as a thistle, married to a drunk and pushing out baby after baby, each of which had to be clothed and fed until it grew up and left, or died. — Meg Rosoff

In my opinion, being a Christian is a noticeable behavior. If you have to tell somebody you're a Christian, then you're probably not doing it right. — Steve Maraboli