Matisses Icarus Quotes & Sayings

Rogue states never turn out to be quite the pariahs they are deemed. They are only able to cause, or at least threaten to cause, mayhem because they enjoy the covert support - usually by means of technology transfers - of one or more major powers within the charmed circle of global 'good guys'. — Margaret Thatcher

I don't even exist - I'm no one. Nothing. — Sophocles

Good God! how should the mitral valves prevent the regurgitation of air and not of blood? — William Harvey

I would rather wear out than rust out. — Dan Rather

In the halls of heaven it was now dark enough for the Aurora Borealis sisters to begin their lively dance of the veils. With an enchanting play of colors they flitted light and quick about the great stage of the heavens, in fluttering golden dresses, their tumbling pearl necklaces scattering here and there in their wild caperings. — Sjon

Framing the right problem is equally or even more important than solving it. — Pearl Zhu

You do not have the right to take another human's life, unless it's in strict self-defense. — Michael Moore

I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. — Eli Broad

Fear," he used to say, "fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe." That blew me away. "Turn on the TV," he'd say. "What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products." Fuckin' A, was he right. Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells. That was my mantra. "Fear sells. — Max Brooks

can you tell me where I can find a restaurant where you can eat for nothing?" "My dear man," replied van Schmoller, "there are no such restaurants, but there is a place around the corner where you can have a good meal very cheaply." "Ah," said Pareto, laughing triumphantly, "so there are laws in economics! — Albert-Laszlo Barabasi