Misallocated Quotes & Sayings

He lit his cigar and sat back at peace with the world; I, too, was at peace in another world than his. We both were happy. He talked of Julia and I heard his voice, unintelligible at a great distance, like a dog's barking miles away on a still night. — Evelyn Waugh

Sometimes are responses are entirely misdirected, misallocated and misapplied; in other words it's all reflex and nothing of reflection. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. That point had arrived. — Tahir Shah

If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence! — Juan Manuel Santos

Be the light for all the world to see or be the darkness that hides in the shadows. — Sheila Parker

Money, it has been said, is the cause of good things to a good man, of evil things to a bad man. — Philo

Jeremy Popkin's collection of first-person narratives of the Haitian Revolution is an extremely valuable work, accessible, sound and intelligent. I only wish such a book had been available fifteen years ago when I was in the early stages of researching my series of novels. Popkin has been deft and tactful in stitching together these excerpts, and as a result, he manages to tell a complete version of the Revolution almost entirely in the words of the people who experienced it-this book engaged me deeply. — Madison Smartt Bell

However it may be confounded or covered up or counterfeited, this elemental capacity to fight against injustice remains the distinguishing characteristic of human beings. — Rollo May

Me & Mik. I've never been part of an ampersand before. — Laini Taylor

Sovereignty is not negotiated in exchange for anything; to maintain the achievements of the revolution does not depend on a foreign power. — Fidel Castro

Extraordinary levels of misallocated capital, billions of dollars of post-crisis stimulus has simply disappeared into the opaque pockets of Communist Party officials. — Anonymous

My eyes are trained on the trees, but my heart begins to race. "Maybe it's time you try," I say. I'm not in denial; I've always known Realm was hiding something. But now, here, I'm scared of what he has to say. — Suzanne Young

Under Obamacare, it virtually is impossible to find out the price of anything. That's not the way to make health care affordable. — Rand Paul