Outgoing Famous Quotes & Sayings

Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. — George Orwell

The trouble with entering the upper echelon is you have to work harder to stay there. — John Jay Osborn Jr.

Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills. — Clifford Odets

Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value. — Ferdinand Foch

I think that if I am notorious, it is because other people have decided that this is how I should be. — Michel Houellebecq

Sometimes you can't prevent things from happening, and once they're done, you can't change the past. There is a way to deal with the pain, though, because you always control your response. You cry, if you need to. You hurt for a while. But then you look for a way to make a difference. — Carlene O'Neil

So many of the conscious and unconscious ways men and women treat each other have to do with romantic and sexual fantasies that are deeply ingrained not just in society but in literature.The women's movement may manage to clean up the mess in society, but I don't know if it can clean up the mess in our minds. — Nora Ephron

That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage. I must tell you, that's a huge advantage over the other candidates. — Donald Trump

There is something almost cruel about the Christian's being placed in a world which in every way wants to pressure him to do the opposite of what God bids him to do. — Soren Kierkegaard

Write to your heart's content and by all means, have fun with your creation. It's your moment to do absolutely anything within those pages. — Jennifer Murgia

The English take their pleasures sadly, after the fashion of their country. — Maximilien De Bethune, Duke Of Sully

Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose. — Confucius

For everyone, though, the persona must relate to objects and protect the subject. This is its dual function. While introverts can be very outgoing with a few people, in a large group they shrink and disappear and the persona often feels inadequate, particularly with strangers and in situations in which the introvert does not occupy a defined role. Cocktail parties are a torture, but acting a role on stage may be a pure joy and pleasure. Many famous actors and actresses are quite deeply introverted. In private they may be shy, but given a public role they feel protected and secure and can easily pass as the most extroverted types imaginable. — Murray Stein