Mirmanesh Quotes & Sayings

People hate the idea of politicians, you see, but love the idea of authors, at least until they meet one. — Matthew Pearl

I think what happens when you are prime minister is no day is the same and every day you are under pressure. And there is always so much happening that the days just flash by and flash into weeks. — John Key

Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in. — Ellen Goodman

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. It enslaves him almost before he has tasted freedom. The 'ologies' will tell you how its done Theology calls it building a conscience or developing a spirit of selflessness. Psychology calls it the growth of the superego.
Considering how long society has been at it, you'd expect a better job. But the campaigns have been badly planned and the victory has never been secured. — B.F. Skinner

In the state capital. But the years had also taken their toll. Some of it was just a function of my getting older, I suppose, for if you are paying attention, — Barack Obama

The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny. — Bob Schaffer

All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely. — Edgar Friedenberg

Stop!" She advances on me with the most severe, stern look I've ever seen from her, and she yells in a strong voice. "No more. Get it out of your head, Kai! We are not running. This is happening whether you like it or not. It's time to get your game face on and get ready to kick some ass."
Holy ... I honestly didn't think her capable of this kind of verbal badassery. Even in handcuffs she has taken control, walloped me, and forced my whiney inner child into a corner. — Wendy Higgins

I don't pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself ... and I'm too vain to play anything I think is bad. — Miles Davis

Was it always the desirable ones that sat in silence, and the misshapen rejects that prattled away unprompted? — Michel Faber