Page22 Quotes & Sayings

I want to build / and raise anew / Theseus' Temple and the Stadiums / and where Pericles lived
But there's no money, too much spent today / I had a guest over and we sat together. — Friedrich Holderlin

Upon closer inspection I decided it was, like a lot of things, not as pretty up close as it seemed from a distance. — Ransom Riggs

As I travel around the world, it's fascinating; European leaders, Asian leaders, they all say to me, America is actually poised to be the world leader for another century - if we can fix some of this political dysfunction ... We've got a lot of national security challenges, but if we get our economy together, and if we can get our political system to work well, I am really confident about our future. — Barack Obama

Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is. — Howard Schultz

...for all my regard for democracy , and my embrace of consultative management, there's a lot to be said for benevolent depotism. My inclination towards that model only increased when I went on to study philosophy and politics and early civilisations. I'm happy to consult broadly where appropriate, to draw in ideas. But when it is clear the direction that must be taken, leadership is about persuading people to come on board to work together on the strategy you believe will work. Sometimes you might get them there through subtle persuasion. At other times, I might still say, as I did so often at fifteen, 'Oh, please, just shut up and let's get on with it. — Christine Nixon

Come along,' I told the donkey. 'There's a precedent for this.' Manny — Kerry Greenwood

Give me high-impact love that makes me stronger that I am. Or give me nothing at all. — Natalie C. Parker

All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago. — Edward Snowden

The United States has an absolute, uncompromising commitment to Israel's security and an absolute conviction that Israel alone must decide the steps necessary to ensure that security. That is Israel's prerogative. We accept that. We endorse that. Whatever Israel decides cannot, will not, will never, not ever, alter our fundamental commitment to her security. — Al Gore

A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. — C.S. Lewis