Ludovico Quotes & Sayings

What, exactly, are you talking about?" "I'm talking about love." "I'm unconvinced." "I wasn't attempting to convince you. I'm now sufficiently tranquil not to have to convince anyone of anything." "Will you be tranquil in front of the firing squad?" "I don't know. We'll see tomorrow. You'll be able to watch from the window." Alessandro winked at Ludovico, to show him that he was undisturbed. "The way you winked," Ludovico said accusingly, "the way you winked at me was just like a religious fanatic." "Sorry," Alessandro said. "I'll try to wink like a Marxist. — Mark Helprin

It is only when we become aware that our time is limited that we can channel our energy into truly living — Ludovico Einaudi

We soon believe the things we would believe. — Ludovico Ariosto

Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground. — Ludovico Ariosto

These bible people remind me of another calamity similar to this missionary scheme, when our people, or any christian power would go to Africa for the pious purpose of kidnapping negroes, the mother would cry out to her children "run, run, the christians are coming," so when ever you hear "bibles," run for your life, if you do not want your pockets picked, or to be insulted and slandered as I was ... and if you hear "hopeful conversions" or the "gospel," don't stop to look behind you. — Anne Royall

For rarely man escapes his destiny. — Ludovico Ariosto

Man proposes, and God disposes. — Ludovico Ariosto

Cruelty ever proceeds from a vile mind, and often from a cowardly heart. — Ludovico Ariosto

When the devil grows old he turns hermit. — Ludovico Ariosto

I regret not death. I am going to meet my friends in another world. — Ludovico Ariosto

Einstein however refused to give him a lobotomy. Some friend he turned out to be. — Eve Langlais

They think they have God Almighty by the toe. — Ludovico Ariosto

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto

When I took my oath of office to serve as your Governor, remember, I swore to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like a grizzly with cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own. Alaska, as a statewide family, we've got to fight for each other, not against and not let external, sensationalized distractions draw us off course. As an exciting year of unpredictable change begins, we, too, have our work cut out for us. And we're all in this together. Just like our musk ox, they circle up to protect their future when they are challenged. We've got to do the same. — Sarah Palin

The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage. — Novalis

In general I don't like definitions, but 'Minimalist' is a term that means elegance and openness, so I would prefer to be called a Minimalist than something else. — Ludovico Einaudi

I feel like a millionaire on the back of an armored jet-ski my samurai girlfriend who loves me is charging at a cartel speedboat to win a game of chicken. Isn't this the day's best part? You don't even have to remember to enjoy it. It enjoys you into itself. — Adam Levin

You're crazy," Ludovico announced. Alessandro held his finger in the air. "Ah!" he said, "but at least I'm able to tell you my last name, and at least, when they take me out to the stake my dreams may be just beginning, whereas yours, by your own definition, must and will come to a dark end." "You fool yourself. Your illusions will fall away even before the end. They won't do you any good. You'll see. — Mark Helprin

This is what politics is about, right? We help the people discover the threat to their security, then we provide them with a solution. — Trish Mercer

Nature made him, and then broke the mold. — Ludovico Ariosto

Who seems most hideous when adorned the most. — Ludovico Ariosto