Pertour Quotes & Sayings

Many of the Kiwis appearing in powerful business circles around the world come from accounting backgrounds. Yet often people have preset ideas of how an accountant walks, talks, smells - although not in the business community. For me it is a career that offers a lot of variety and challenges and I love it. — Philip Roth

To survive in most arenas of power you must first understand that everyone lies, everyone cheats, and no one is your friend. The paradox is that not everyone lies, and not everyone cheats, and some people are your friends. The problem lies in the fact that one smiling face and handshake looks much like another, and when you're surrounded by consummate liars, how to tell the truth from the lie, friend from foe? Better to treat everyone professionally, pleasantly, smile, nod, be friendly, but never be friends. Because there is no way to tell who is on your side, not really. — Laurell K. Hamilton

I'm an avid cook. Brazilian, some Italian, a little French. And I often throw dinner parties. — Morena Baccarin

The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the
selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see. Presumably the
unselfish motives will follow as we wise up. — Barbara Kingsolver

I have found that life is alive and we are requested to have a friendship with it, to have a conversation with life and that conversation is restorative and healing and always nearby. — Mark Nepo

I stomped on the spiders as I backed away, halting their progress. A brave one ambled forward and sank it's dripping mandibles into its nearest kin. The other spiders followed suit, joining in the feeding frenzy.
"Oh, look, aren't they cute?" Torn asked, pointing to where baby spiders were busy cannibalizing each other.
"Freaking adorable," I growled. — E.J. Stevens

Reason is the shepherd trying to corral life's vast flock of wild irrationalities. — Paul Eldridge

We are losing the 'War on Drugs,' which means there's a war going on and people on drugs are winning it. — Bill Hicks

I live in my own bubble. I was looking for an audience that wouldn't necessarily be looking for escapism when they came to my comics. — Art Spiegelman