Mortenson Silver Quotes & Sayings

There are many reasons why the general public doesn't really understand our monetary system. In the first place, money is something that people tend to get emotional about. After all, money involves, and always has involved, something closely akin to faith-which probably explains why in many past societies the money system has been in the hands of a priesthood, the subject of magical rites, and the ceremonial services of the tribe's medicine man. — Wright Patman

The formal education that I received made little sense to me. — Twyla Tharp

I find that plans kill the spirit of an adventure because the experience has to measure up to the plan and is not of itself. — Lesley Thomson

Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do. — Ginnifer Goodwin

We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie. — Javier Bardem

If the Koran is the soul of Islam, then perhaps the institution of the Muslim family might be described as its body. — Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

A dramatic writer should never tell anything he can show. — Nunnally Johnson

Communication goes two ways. Somebody has to talk. And somebody has to listen. — Meg Cabot

I always take Scotch whiskey at night as a preventive of toothache. I have never had the toothache; and what is more, I never intend to have it. — Mark Twain

Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact their own incompetence as the rationale for giving them yet more power. — Josh Marshall