Nikkie Plessen Quotes & Sayings

It mingles in seas of carousels
It becomes the past and knows it not. — Gina Marinello-Sweeney

Build peaks, and former highlands become flatlands--ordinary topography loses its allure. The attempt to make our lives not a waste, by seeking a few most remarkable incidents, will make the rest of our lives a waste. The concept of experience turns us into dwellers in a plateau village who hold on to a myth of the happier race of people who live on the peaks. We climb up occasionally, but only with preparation, for short expeditions. We can't stay there, and everyone is restless and unsatisfied at home. — Mark Greif

That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians. — William Blake

Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs. — Peter Drucker

Peace can happen in 24 hours ... just like war can happen in 24 hours. — Sari Nusseibeh

The internet has opened the door for millions of businesses to do things differently, because there are other assets now, assets that can transcend location. Your permission to talk to customers, your reputation, your unique products-you can build a business around them online. — Seth Godin

Socialism can only arrive by bicycle. — Jose Antonio Viera-Gallo

For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis. — Evgeny Morozov

Art is a continuous activity with no separation between past and present. — Henry Moore

I was 21 years and 218 days old when I received the Academy Award for Best Actress. I had just stepped into an imaginary world that I'd seen at a distance for years. — Marlee Matlin

I've never met a bread basket that I didn't love. At the same time, it can make me tired. If I have too much wine, it's too much sugar. If I overindulge on tortilla chips in a Mexican restaurant, I can really feel it. I think sometimes just watching it and not doing things in excess can really help with whether you feel good or not. — Molly Sims

I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started. — Al Franken

To spend this particular year reading essays to Dennis Robertson as one's supervisor, and, simultaneously, enjoying membership of the group round Keynes was indeed an intellectual treat. — James Meade

Shamanism is the oldest form of communicating and healing. It probably resides in all of us. — Amy Hardie

My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream. — Vidya Balan