Mascali East Quotes & Sayings

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

We still seek no wider war. — Lyndon B. Johnson

She was definitely more covered-up than the courtesans around him. But sometimes there was more allure in not seeing everything. — Sarah J. Maas

I commend Sri Chinmoy for his faith and serenity, and I hope he will continue to exert his calming and constructive influence on the international community for many years to come. — Brian Mulroney

But a theory is not like an airline or bus timetable. We are not interested simply in the accuracy of its predictions. A theory also serves as a base for thinking. It helps us to understand what is going on by enabling us to organize our thoughts. Faced with a choice between a theory which predicts well but gives us little insight into how the system works and one which gives us this insight but predicts badly, I would choose the latter, and I am inclined to think that most economists would do the same. — Ronald H. Coase

What I need you to tell me is, 'I'm not sure, but I turn down temptations every day. I eat salads when I crave hot fudge sundaes, I force myself to go to the health club when I'm feeling dead tired, I discipline myself in a hundred ways to keep myself healthy, and I can do the same for us.' If you're so unsure about controlling your impulses, why should I believe you won't cheat on me again? — Janis Abrahms Spring

You cannot break me. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I just don't think I can write someone drastically younger than me. — Bryan Lee O'Malley

The old adage applied: if God were in the details, Colonel Washington would have been there to greet him upon arrival. — Joseph J. Ellis

Did you ever think how conceited those Oriental rug weavers are, to believe they have to try and make a mistake so as not to compete with God? Like they would have done it perfectly otherwise, if they hadn't forced themselves to mess it up? — Anne Tyler

It's strange how parts come along, how life lives us, and what we get to do with the abilities that are given us. — Michael Richards