Portrait Of Adele Bloch Bauer Quotes & Sayings

Truth is like fire; to tell the truth means to glow and burn. — Gustav Klimt

Just like girls need to learn to be comfortable in heels before they go out in them for the first time, a man should try wearing a suit throughout a normal day. I do most things in a suit-and sometimes even in a tuxedo-and so I'm really comfortable in one. — Tom Ford

Why children?' he asked. 'Why always children? For love to end where it begins is far more beautiful, and Nature knows it. — E. M. Forster

A woman's rank
Lies in the fulness of her womanhood:
Therein alone she is royal. — George Eliot

The Nordic welfare model is in many aspects a good model but it needs more of a choice for individuals. — Fredrik Reinfeldt

A faithful friend is the true image of the Deity. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research ... for ways of augmenting story-telling. — Malcolm Gladwell

There is no doubt that the Internet brims with spamming, scamming and identity fraud. Having someone wipe out your hard drive or bank account has never been easier, and the tools for committing electronic mischief on your enemies are cheap and widely accessible. — Evgeny Morozov

The dance of darkness must spout blood into the air, in the name of the experience of evil — Tatsumi Hijikata

Have you any idea how much my kingdom has swollen in this past century alone, how many subdivisions I've had to open?"
I opened my mouth to respond, but Hades was on a roll now.
More security ghouls," he moaned. "Traffic problems at the judgment pavilion. Double overtime for the staff. I used to be a rich god, Percy Jackson. I control all the precious metals under the earth. But my expenses!"
Charon wants a pay raise," I blurted, just remembering the fact. As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth.
Don't get me started on Charon!" Hades yelled. "He's been impossible ever since he discovered Italian suits! Problems everywhere, and I've got to handle all of them personally. The commute time alone from the palace to the gates is enough to drive me insane! And the dead just keep arriving. No, godling. I need no help getting subjects! I did not ask for this war. — Rick Riordan

The lawyer was Randol Schoenberg, the grandson of a venerated Viennese composer who had fled the rise of Hitler. The return of this ominous heir was anything but welcome. The painting Schoenberg sought was a shimmering gold masterpiece, painted a century earlier, by the artistic heretic Gustav Klimt. It was a portrait of a Viennese society beauty, Adele Bloch-Bauer. — Anne-Marie O'Connor

Architecture struck me between the eye and the eyeball. — Louis Kahn

My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages. — David Korten

Love is an act of faith, not an exchange.
Contradictions are what make love grow. Conflicts are what allow love to remain by our side. — Paulo Coelho

Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges. — Dennis Hastert

Chanting a mantra at the beginning of your meditation helps you clear the mind and takes you deep within the self. Chanting a mantra at the end of meditation helps you seal the meditation. It helps you bring the awareness of the meditation down into your daily life. — Frederick Lenz