Makris Restaurant Quotes & Sayings

'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war. — Steven Pinker

Although the progress of civilisation has undoubtedly contributed to assuage the fiercer passions of human nature, it seems to have been less favourable to the virtue of chastity, whose most dangerous enemy is the softness of the mind. The refinements of life corrupt while they polish the intercourse of the sexes. The gross appetite of love becomes most dangerous when it is elevated, or rather, indeed, disguised by sentimental passion. — Edward Gibbon

Your attitude of gratitude will bring you altitude in business and multitude in blessings. — Farshad Asl

We love and reason because God Loves and reasons and holds our hand while we do it. — C.S. Lewis

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done. — John C. Maxwell

Katz could see that Patty, in the seemingly random life-meanderings that Walter had just described to him, had in fact deliberately been trampling symbols in a cornfield, spelling out a message unreadable to Walter at ground level but clear as could be to Katz at great height. IT'S NOT OVER, IT'S NOT OVER. — Jonathan Franzen

One of the nice things about a second book is that your readers already have so much of the introductions on board, they don't have to put all their attention into figuring out the world and can more easily let that play out as a background to the other things you want to do. — Ann Leckie

Grace isn't something we deserve, Gabriel," Julia said softly. "It comes from love. And God wraps the world in second chances and sticky little leaves and mercy, even though some people don't want them. — Sylvain Reynard

Cinema has the capacity to be so physiological. — Kathryn Bigelow

Everything in my life has been challenging but rewarding. — Lisa Rinna

I wasn't teasing you. I mean to keep you here forever and train you to be sinless", "Gods, how - oops, sorry. I mean golly, how adorable are you?" - Bianka to Lasyter — Gena Showalter