Mary Shelley Famous Quotes & Sayings

History has taught us that the idea of superpower is for a political maniac to design the art of control over other countries. — Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Western liberal humanism is not something that comes naturally to us: like an appreciation of art or poetry, it has to be cultivated. Humanism is itself a religion without God-not all religions, of course, are theistic. Our ethical secular ideal has it's own disciplines of mind and heart and gives people the means of finding faith in the ultimate meaning of human life that were once provided by the more conventional religions. — Karen Armstrong

The chaos of the mind cannot constitute a reply to the providence of the universe. All it can be is an awakening in the night, where all that can be heard is anguished poetry let loose. — Georges Bataille

The essence of good business is knowing when to step on a train and when to step off. — Richard Rainwater

This is my homeland no one can kick me out. — Yasser Arafat

Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child. — Tim Burton

Let's face it, who among us wouldn't take a pill or potion that would make us better at our job? Goodness knows, we abuse substances for just about everything in our personal lives; why not in our professional lives as well? — Graydon Carter

There is not in the British empire a man who more cordially loves a union with Great Britain than I do. But by the God that made me, I will cease to exist before I yield to a connection on such terms as the British Parliament propose. — Thomas Jefferson

Business need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve. — Ratan Tata

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to do it again sometime, and it'll probably not go as well. — Amy Hoggart

He suggested several unpleasant, unsanitary things I could do to myself at my earliest convenience. — Patrick Rothfuss

In early life I had felt a strong desire to devote myself to the experimental study of nature; and, happening to see a glass containing some camphor, portions of which had been caused to condense in very beautiful crystals on the illuminated side, I was induced to read everything I could obtain respecting the chemical and mechanical influences of light, adhesion, and capillary attraction. — John William Draper

GE's businesses turned in a terrific first quarter. Our products and services are being well received in unusually robust global markets. — Jack Welch

People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential. — Rick Warren