Niccolini Menu Quotes & Sayings

To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government, as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places. — James Madison

Enemies of the Heir, beware! You'll be next, Mudbloods! — J.K. Rowling

I had always known in my heart that the experience would never leave me, that it was now woven into my very fibers, an inextricable part of my past, but I had hoped never to have to recollect it, consciously, and in full, ever again. Like an old wound, it gave off a faint twinge now and again, but less and less often, less and less painfully, as the years went on and my happiness, sanity and equilibrium were assured. Of late, it had been like the outermost ripple on a pool, merely the faint memory of a memory. — Susan Hill

Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only honor them by rededicating ourselves to the cause for which they gave a last full measure of devotion. — Abraham Lincoln

As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice. — Tony Kushner

Technology is always a two-edged sword. It will bring in many benefits, but also many disasters. — Alan Moore

Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care. — Joyce Rachelle

Handwriting enables civilization. — Toba Beta

Well, not everybody who is pretty is necessarily beautiful. For the two to come together in a person is a rarity. — Jacob G. Rosenberg

Buddha first taught metta meditation as an antidote: as a way of surmounting terrible fear when it arises. — Sharon Salzberg

There's lots of law these days, but not much justice. Celebrities murder their wives and go free. A mother kills her children, and the news people on TV say she's the victim and want you to send money to her lawyers. When everything's upside down like this, what fool just sits back and thinks justice will prevail? — Dean Koontz

When people talk about their great past they're usually trying to excuse the mediocre present. — Terry Pratchett

Always check the peephole before answering the door. You never know who's on the other side.
Translation: serial killers knock before attacking. — Katie McGarry