Melk Quotes & Sayings

My father was convinced, I think rightly, that if he stayed in Russia, he would have trouble with Lenin. — Leonid Hurwicz

Despite a decade of criticism and budget cuts, the specialised UN agencies have far more expertise and hands-on experience than any other organisations in the world. — Jeffrey Sachs

A fairly clear line separated advertisement from art. The First Effect I should say the first effect of the triumph of the capitalist (if we allow him to triumph) will be that that line of demarcation will entirely disappear. — G.K. Chesterton

The point is that people need to stop bitching about how things should be and learn to live with how they are. — The Betches

What sort of world can we prepare for our great grandchildren? — Richard Rorty

There were no public health laws in Ankh-Morpork. It would be like installing smoke detectors in Hell. — Terry Pratchett

Quitting a job can be like an exorcism where you cast out a demon. The demon is the foreign spirit who occupies you through your occupation. — Bryant McGill

Give me the power to produce fever and I'll cure all disease. — Parmenides

We may not be responsible for another's addiction or the life history that preceded it, but many painful situations could be avoided if we recognized that we are responsible for the way we ourselves enter into the interaction. And that, to put it most simply, means dealing with our own stuff. — Gabor Mate

Adso of Melk: The Koran, the Bible of the infidels, a perverse book ...
William of Baskerville: A book containing a wisdom different from ours. — Umberto Eco

Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the Government and its people can bring about positive change to create a just society. — Pratibha Patil

If you are in poor health, you can remedy it. If your personal relationships are unsatisfactory, you can change them for the better. If you are in poverty, you can find yourself surrounded by abundance ... Each of you, regardless of position, status, circumstances, or physical condition, is in control or your own experience. — Seth

Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men. — Norman Mailer

Sometimes give your services for nothing. — Hippocrates

Think for yourself and question authority. — Timothy Leary

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true, here is the place where I love you. — Suzanne Collins