Manecke Quotes & Sayings

I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be part of it. I want to be a witness. I want to walk arm in arm with it. I want to hear it more and more, to cradle it, to carry it like a medal on my chest. Activism is a constant element in my life, even though afterwards I anguish over not having written 'my own things.' Testimonial literature provides evidence of events that people would like to hide, denounces and therefore is political and part of a country in which everything remains to be done and documented. — Elena Poniatowska

Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table. — Peter Norvig

Life is hard, unfair, painful. But life is also guaranteed - one hundred percent, no doubt, no question - to offer unexpected and sudden moments of beauty, joy, love, acceptance, euphoria. The good stuff. It is our ability to recognize and then hold on to the moments of good stuff that allows us to survive, even thrive. And when we can share the beauty, hope is restored. — Nina Sankovitch

I fell in love with social work, and that was my undoing as a poet. — Carl Rakosi

The other girl, Iko, cupped her chin with both hands. This is so much better than a net drama. — Marissa Meyer

There is no object so large but that at a great distance from the eye it does not appear smaller than a smaller object near. — Leonardo Da Vinci

If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going to be a Christian, you may as well be a Catholic. — Muriel Spark

Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you. — Lisa Kleypas

I think that anybody that wants to direct, particularly writers, should spend some time in an editing room, whether it's a film of theirs or someone else's, or shoot their own picture on video and cut it. — Joe Dante

Even the darkest minds can be overcome with compassion — C.E. Dimond

There are two ways to grow: by stealing from the competition or by growing the market. The first path is slow and painful and difficult. The second path is where the magic of fast growth kicks in. — Seth Godin