Laisenia Waqanivanua Quotes & Sayings

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. — Thomas Hardy

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves. — Jodie Foster

Globalization means that business strategy and business ethics cannot be separated from each other. — Ofra Strauss

It's the invention of clothes, not nature, that made "private parts" private. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In the White House now was James Polk, a Democrat, an expansionist, who, on the night of his inauguration, confided to his Secretary of the Navy that one of his main objectives was the acquisition of California. His order to General Taylor to move troops to the Rio Grande was a challenge to the Mexicans. It was not at all clear that the Rio Grande was the southern boundary of Texas, although Texas had forced the defeated Mexican general Santa Anna to say so when he was a prisoner. The traditional border between Texas and Mexico had been the Nueces River, about 150 miles to the north, and both Mexico and the United States had recognized that as the border. However, Polk, encouraging the Texans to accept annexation, had assured them he would uphold their claims to the Rio Grande. Ordering troops to the Rio Grande, into territory inhabited by Mexicans, was clearly a provocation. — Howard Zinn

She is accustomed to studying faces. Usually what she seeks in them is inspiration. Today she looks for signs of malice and treachery. — Glenn Haybittle

Strong and bitter wordes indicate a weak cause. — Victor Hugo

my experience, people who are very keen on The Lord of the Rings can be a bit odd. On the other hand, I was quite a Tolkien fan myself. — Sharon Bolton

Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future. — John F. Kennedy