Raganas Slota Quotes & Sayings

One by one the lights of the city went out, and I realized that I had already begun to remember. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century. — Bertrand Russell

The night lifted, leaving behind it a grayish light the color of stagnant water. Soon there was only a tattered fragment of darkness, hanging in mid-air, the other side of the window. Fear caught my throat. The tattered fragment of darkness had a face. The face was my own. — Elie Wiesel

The ambitious deceive themselves in proposing an end to their ambition; that end, when attained, becomes a means. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Sirio Maccioni is the perfect Maestro. He does it all: great food, great entertainment, and always with a room full of the best people. He's the only person I could ever imagine going into the restaurant business with! — Donald Trump

My dad always played a lot of music, so I heard him playing all the time, and then I decided that I wanted to learn to play guitar, so I got an acoustic and started taking lessons. I wanted to be able to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen. — Oscar Isaac

As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge. — Adam Jones

Some people wish it would happen, some pepole want it to happen, others make it happen — Michael Jordan

The military loves its alphabet soup. At CILHI, I was issued a glossary of acronyms as thick as my arm. KIA/BNR: killed in action, body not recovered. DADCAP: dawn and dusk combat air patrol; AACP: advance airborne command post; TRF: tuned radio frequency. Or trident refit facility. I guess context is important for that one. But you get the idea. It makes a civilian want to join the AAAAAA: the Association for the Abolition of Abused Abbreviations and Asinine Acronyms. — Kathy Reichs

Our reasonings are grounded upon two great principles, that of contradiction, in virtue of which we judge false that which involves a contradiction, and true that which is opposed or contradictory to the false. — Gottfried Leibniz

The difference between being able to understand something and inventing it in the first place ... is called genius. — Craig Bruce

Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans. — Charles De Gaulle

I thought you two might be up against it. Benedict Lightwood's parties have a reputation for danger. When I heard you were here - "
"We're well equipped to handle danger," Tessa said.
Magnus eyed her bosom openly.
"I can see that," he said.
"Armed to the teeth, as it were. — Cassandra Clare