Redekop Kroeker Quotes & Sayings

When we mistake words for reality, we are subject to the tyranny of words. — Taitetsu Unno

Stimulated by the enemy's presence on the Loire in the center of France, the nobles responded to the summons, whatever their sentiments toward the King. They came from Auvergne, Berry, Burgundy, Lorraine, Hainault, Artois, Vermandois, Picardy, Brittany, Normandy. "No knight and no squire remained at home," wrote the chroniclers; here was gathered "all the flower of France. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Wish" and "want" trip the feet, but "is" makes the path smoother. — Robert Jordan

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. — Samuel Johnson

Scientists are entitled to be proud of their accomplishments, and what accomplishments can they call 'theirs' except the things they have done or thought of first? People who criticize scientists for wanting to enjoy the satisfaction of intellectual ownership are confusing possessiveness with pride of possession. Meanness, secretiveness and, sharp practice are as much despised by scientists as by other decent people in the world of ordinary everyday affairs; nor, in my experience, is generosity less common among them, or less highly esteemed. — Peter Medawar

I'd like to take more pictures of real celebrities. It would be fabulous to photograph Brad Pitt. He's so good-looking and just such a star. — Alison Jackson

I needed words because unhappy families are conspiracies of silence. — Jeanette Winterson

Our society in general devalues the 'she' - qualities that are associated with the feminine that are found in all of us. As a result there's this imbalance and this distortion and it's hindering our progress. — Emma Watson

Strike on the tinder, ho!
Give me a taper! Call up all my people!
This accident is not unlike my dream:
Belief of it oppresses me already.
Light, I say, light! — William Shakespeare

All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men. — Steve Buscemi

I love people who are inches away from completely falling apart. I think that's a fun, electric character to take on. — Mariana Klaveno

When Thomas Mann arrived in California from Germany, they asked him about German literature. And he said, 'German literature is where I am.' It's really a bit grand, but if a German can afford it, I can afford it. — Joseph Brodsky