Membrii Academiei Quotes & Sayings

Change is the one sure thing in life — Kate Lord Brown

But once a fool always a fool, and the greater the power in his hands the more disastrous is likely to be the use he makes of it. The heaviest calamity in English history, the breach with America, might never have occurred if George the Third had not been an honest dullard. — James G. Frazer

The lot assigned to every man is suited to him, and suits him to itself. — Marcus Aurelius

If it were possible for a metaphysician to be a golfer, he might perhaps occasionally notice that his ball, instead of moving forward in a vertical plane (like the generality of projectiles, such as brickbats and cricket balls), skewed away gradually to the right. If he did notice it, his methods would naturally lead him to content himself with his caddies's remark-'ye heeled that yin,' or 'Ye jist sliced it.' ... But a scientific man is not to be put off with such flimsy verbiage as that. He must know more. What is 'Heeling', what is 'slicing', and why would either operation (if it could be thoroughly carried out) send a ball as if to cover point, thence to long slip, and finally behind back-stop? These, as Falstaff said, are 'questions to be asked. — Peter Guthrie Tait

I always dream of some great unexpected infidelity. But I have not yet been able to escape my bigamous state."
Milan Kundera, "The Paris Review" summer 1984 no. 92 — Milan Kundera

Overcoming challenges purifies you like gold to become bold. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I grew up in Vancouver, which is a pretty liberal, gay Mecca of the West coast. There's San Francisco, and then there's Vancouver. — Avan Jogia

A city which belongs to just one man is no true city — Sophocles

Education has for its object to develop the child into a man of well proportioned and harmonious nature-this is alike the aim of parent and teacher. — Herbert Spencer

I never liked the idea of doing what a machine says. I hate having to salute something built in a factory. — Philip K. Dick

People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait. - Mouri Ran — Gosho Aoyama

She deftly snatches her mace and holds it in her purse for cover. She's totally not about to be taken in by some pale silver eyed maniac. — Solange Nicole