Marcillon Quotes & Sayings

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between the time we're born and we die? We're born to live. One is a realist if one hopes. — Studs Terkel

Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children. — Diane Cilento

We have now in our possession three instruments of civilization, unknown to antiquity. These are the art of printing; free representative government; and, lastly, a pure and spiritual religion, the deep fountain of generous enthusiasm, the mighty spring of bold and lofty designs, the great sanctuary of moral power. — Edward Everett

Things come in waves, and I'm always more interested in places like, for instance, Chicago, where people don't follow fashion. They're not galloping past your window on the way to the latest anything. They're living their lives. You do a play, they come and see it and say, 'That's nice', and then they go home. — Mike Nichols

People only invoke history to ballast their arguments in the present." "Maybe — Kim Stanley Robinson

I don't believe that military intervention is always the right approach. What we need is a comprehensive strategy, one that advances democratization, economic reforms and equal rights for women. — Zalmay Khalilzad

The gun is mightier than the pen, was our true opinion, and the RPG is mightier still. — Lydia Millet