Pretio Quotes & Sayings

One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television. — Bob Keeshan

If ever you're getting a dog, Francis, make sure it's a Buddhist. Good-natured dogs, the Buddhists. Never, never get a Mahommedan. They'll eat you sleeping. Never a Catholic dog. They'll eat you every day including Fridays. — Frank McCourt

A maxim is a conclusion upon observation of matters of fact, and is merely speculative; a "principle" carries knowledge within itself, and is prospective. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The essence of leadership is the capacity to build and develop the self-esteem of the workers. — Irwin Federman

The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end. Do not be mistaken. The Russian Revolution is just beginning. — Alexander Kerensky

College is for finding yourself. I've established who I want to be. — Cheyenne Kimball

For me words still possess their primitive, mystical, incantatory powers. I am inclined to use them as part of an attempt to make my own reality more real for others, as part of an effort to transcend emotional danger. For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. Their articulation represents a complete, lived experience. — Ingrid Bengis

In planning an attack, persons have various roles. — Robert Mueller

Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down.
[Lat., In pretio pretium nunc est; dat census honores,
Census amicitias; pauper ubique jacet.] — Ovid

They are a special breed-like normal accountants, but without the soppy sentimentality. These are the oncologists of market capitalism. — Sean O'Grady

People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job. — Samantha Morton