Nesta Silvera Quotes & Sayings

I learned to love dance for its own sake. — Suzanne Farrell

Call me the author. — Joan Didion

This led Montesquieu to become one of the earliest proponents of the trade theory of peace when he observed that hunting and herding nations often found themselves in conflict and wars, whereas trading nations "became reciprocally dependent," making peace "the natural effect of trade." The psychology behind the effect, Montesquieu speculated, was exposure of different societies to customs and manners different from their own, which leads to "a cure for the most destructive prejudices." Thus, he concluded, "we see that in countries where the people move only by the spirit of commerce, they make a traffic of all the humane, all the moral virtues. — Michael Shermer

Just as nature abhors a vacuum, humans resist change. Change will occur; vacuums will be filled. — Nikki Giovanni

Working hard without a plan is like running on a treadmill. We end up at the same place. — Santosh Joshi

Mankind progresses not smoothly, as by a sliding carpet ascent, but by rugged steps broken by gaps. He halts long on one stage before taking the next. Often he remains stationary, unable to form resolution to step forward - sometimes even has turned round and retrograded. — Sabine Baring-Gould

Lots of birthday wishes
Are sent to you today
Hope your day will be
One of the best
You've ever had! — Julie McGregor

Knew that the result of a battle is decided not by the orders of a commander in chief, nor the place where the troops are stationed, nor by the number of cannon or of slaughtered men, but by that intangible force called the spirit of the army, and he watched this force and guided it in as far as that was in his power. — Leo Tolstoy

I believe that the gospel and the American Dream have fundamentally different starting points. The American Dream begins with self, exalts self, says you are inherently good and you have in you what it takes to be successful so do all you can, work with everything you have to make much of yourself. The gospel begins with God, the reality that we were created to exalt his name to the ends of the earth. — David Platt

Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing? — Tommy Lee

Mediocre founders spend a lot of time talking about grand plans, but they never quite make a decision. — Sam Altman

TMM is among the best of low-cost gold producers with strong longevity. — Scott Wright

At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other. — William Adams

Reth looked exasperated. "When is something ever not wrong in your life?"
I frowned. "That's my line. — Kiersten White