Pokvarena Quotes & Sayings

I blame Al-Jazeera. They are marketing for the Americans. — Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf

Nothing in life comes easy and without a price. The trick is learning to never give up. — Michael Alexander Beas

To summarize: Three steps must be taken to smash the war racket. 1. We must take the profit out of war. 2. We must permit the youth of the land who would bear arms to decide whether or not there should be war. 3. We must limit our military forces to home defense purposes. — Smedley D. Butler

If a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful. — William Zinsser

There is a very long list of parties in this year's election, some of the parties I have never heard of. — Thabo Mbeki

Time well spent is an investment of the past for a practical and bright Future. — Victor John Lao

There are children who will leave a game to go and be bored in a corner of the garret. How often have I wished for the attic of my boredom when the complications of life made me lose the very germ of freedom! — Gaston Bachelard

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present. — Dirk Benedict

Asking for advice is an act of humility ... The act alone says, "I need you." The decision maker and the adviser are pushed into a closer relationship. — Dennis Bakke

As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.' — Yael Grobglas

Excerpt from Cracking the Safe:
Thus what the world calls good business is only a way
To gather up the loot, pack it, make it secure
In one convenient load for the more enterprising thieves.
Who is there, among those called smart,
Who does not spend his time amassing loot
For a bigger robber than himself? — Thomas Merton

Others can make the rules, but it's my decision whether to follow them." Captain Hank Bracker — Hank Bracker

I felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed me to do that. When we were together, we made a lot of noise, and I made him an international star. — Steve Stoute

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries. — Glenn Greenwald