Pluies Torrentielles Quotes & Sayings

The mystical life is the centre of all that I do and all that I think and all that I write ... I have always considered myself a voice of what I believe to be a greater renaissance - the revolt of the soul against the intellect. — William Butler Yeats

Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall. — George R R Martin

these are now commonly available through specialist gaming shops and online. There can be no logical objection to their use, and indeed many sets of wargames rules, and particularly role-playing games, prescribe their use in a variety of circumstances. — Henry Hyde

How many times do I need to say it? I. Don't. Need. Protection. — Susan Sleeman

In some cases the intelligence community could subsidize commercial and academic sources to ensure specialized or additional expertise for surge situations. The key challenge in these cases is that, although experts in academia and the media are likely to be eager to assist the government, they may be reluctant to have direct association with intelligence organizations. U.S. intelligence will need mechanisms that keep these experts at arm's length. One alternative could be to work through agencies such at the State Department and National Security Council, or private organizations such as the National Science Foundation. Moreover, these buffer mechanisms will need to be real, and not just a cover story. A few stories about how such-and-such organization is a 'front for U.S. intelligence' will ensure not only that the organization will lose its access to experts, but that the experts themselves will be less likely to offer their services to the government in the future. — Bruce D. Berkowitz

I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could. — Evel Knievel

The stars may place us in each other's paths-I dare say that everyone here has been a victim of some sort of celestial fate. Perhaps we were all fated to meet, to be here with each other, but it is up to us to decide to shine or not. The stars are not unreachable. They are not untouchable. And they do not control us. — Karina Halle

At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can't just say 'The future is bleak, follow me.' Because no one will. — Mark McKinnon

Ideology is the product of a kind of mad logic. — Marty Rubin

The enemy of stability can be complacency — Ross Brawn