Rare And Collectible Books Quotes & Sayings

It's one thing to put on your nation's uniform to give your life for your country. But to dress up in black-market khakis and head into battle in a borrowed bush hat, armed only with a Nikon camera, 10 rolls of film and notebook, is definitely another thing. — Peter Arnett

Relative to most of the energy and material flows on Earth, the machinations of humankind are puny. The planet's powers are much, much bigger than our own. But in a few sensitive places, we're making an impact on a planetary scale, and that impact is not a good one. — Donella Meadows

If Boeing got a big head start on the 707 from multibillion-dollar military contracts to develop an air force transport, is that a sin against free trade? — Robert Kuttner

What harm cause not those huge draughts or pictures which wanton youth with chalk or coals draw in each passage, wall or stairs of our great houses, whence a cruel contempt of our natural store is bred in them? — Michel De Montaigne

Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH. — Morihei Ueshiba

I told [Hu Jintao] I stayed awake worrying about another terrorist attack on America. He quickly replied that his biggest concern was creating twenty-five million new jobs a year. I found his answer fascinating, It was honest. It showed he worried about the impact of disaffected, unemployed masses. It explained his government's policies in resource-rich places like Iran and Africa. And it was a signal that he was a practical leader focused inward, not an ideologue likely to stir up trouble abroad. — George W. Bush

Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it. — Khaled Hosseini

First, it was some students who were for free sex and against the Vietnam War. As far as that went, this was OK with the president because students will always find something to complain about. But — Jonas Jonasson

Baseball is all I ever wanted. I could eat, sleep, and dream baseball. — Smoky Joe Wood

A bullet fired level from a gun will hit ground at same time as a bullet dropped from the same height. Do the Physics. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity. — Sakyong Mipham

Love is something you can never get inside of. You might think you're there. Sure. But then you hit the border and realize you've been outside the whole time. — David Levithan

There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little. — Jackie French Koller

The Monstrous Regiment of Women. — John Knox

He rose in his turn, and seizing handfuls of confetti and sweetmeats, with which the carriage was filled, cast them with all the force and skill he was master of. — Alexandre Dumas