Littlebrook Power Quotes & Sayings

We learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the bitter and the sweet. We discover that decisions determine destiny. — Thomas S. Monson

Although one of the key justifications for the Vietnam war was to prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. defeat was to produce nothing of the kind: apart from the fact that Cambodia and Laos became embroiled, the effects were essentially confined to Vietnam. — Martin Jacques

It was like watching a boar try to take on the endless blue of the sky. — C.S. Pacat

Gold lends a touch of beauty even to the ugly. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions ... — Mignon McLaughlin

Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership. — Charlotte Beers

There are two types of drinkers: those who drink to enhance their personalities, and those who sought to take something away. — Haruki Murakami

Only because Jesus is God and we have confessed Him as Savior and Lord, can He bestow and we receive these benefits, this blessed assurance and hope (see Romans 10:9). — Billy Graham

Today it is generally accepted that although the earliest humans probably ate some meat, it was unlikely to have played a major role in their diet. Plants would have been a much more important source of food. — Jane Goodall

The big fear of the 1980s mortgage bond investor was that he would be repaid too quickly, not that he would fail to be repaid at all. The pool of loans underlying the mortgage bond conformed to the standards, in their size and the credit quality of the borrowers, set by one of several government agencies: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and Ginnie Mae. The loans carried, in effect, government guarantees; if the homeowners defaulted, the government paid off their debts. — Michael Lewis