Loukas Quotes & Sayings

I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City [i.e., Constantinople] than the Latin mitre — Loukas Notaras

We are human beings, not Asiatics and Americans, Russians and Germans, communists and capitalists. We all have the same human problems. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

In the work of the greatest geniuses, humble beginnings will reveal themselves somewhere, but one cannot trace the slightest sign of them in Shakespeare ... I am not concerned with who wrote the works of Shakespeare ... but I can hardly think it was the Stratford boy. Whoever wrote them had an aristocratic attitude. — Charlie Chaplin

You are enjoying the gift of genius. When ordinary people are confronted with multiple tragedies, the pain scarcely increases. They simple can't feel the extra burdens. But you have a greater capacity for suffering. — Vernor Vinge

The printing press did something really big for the world when everyone could get books in their hands and read. — Kevin Systrom

For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course. — Ian Hislop

Greece is at a dangerous crossroads. Other countries-Portugal, Ireland, maybe Spain-are coming behind it. — Loukas Tsoukalis

The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game. — Jerry Rice

Make no mistake. This is a war on rural America ... It is chilling to watch people who joined the military to defend American citizens point rifles on American soil at American citizens and women and children. A sniper rifle is not due process. — Matt Shea

And what does really matter? That is easy: thinking and doing, doing and thinking
and these are the sum of all wisdom ... Both must move ever onward in life, to and fro, like breathing in and breathing out. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I always tell myself, 'Keep on fighting.' I wasn't always a good diver - I had to work my way up to where I am now. If I had given up, I wouldn't be in the position I am today. I would have so many regrets. — Christina Loukas

The hungry she caught is still moving sluggishly, despite the horrific damage the door mechanism has done to the muscles and tendons of its upper body. Seen from this close, the size of the head in relation to the body suggests that it may have been even younger at the time of initial infection than Caldwell had previously estimated. But — M.R. Carey

Author visits are a fun way to engage kids, and encourage reading! — Carmela Dutra

Phunny Business is a breezy, vivid, funny, star-studded and delightful valentine to comedy, entrepreneurship and the All-American impulse to make something out of nothing. The story of comedy club owner/inveterate dreamer Raymond Lambert and his heroic quest to create a safe, productive place for black stand-up comedians to hone their craft and find their voices isn't just a great Chicago story and a great comedy story: it's a flat-out great story, lovingly and engagingly told. — Nathan Rabin

The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people's hearts ... his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them. — George Fox

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. — Richard Steele

This film [Chi-Raq]is a declaration. It's a scream. It's a warning. And I can really break it down to one scene. That's the scene where we have the eulogy and sermon that is given by the great John Cusack. — Spike Lee