Sartorio Residence Quotes & Sayings

To understand why dictators fall, it helps to recognise factors that produce a perfect anti-dictatorial storm. Barring missteps such as those that led to Gaddafi's undoing, a dictator's survival can be at risk because of newness in office, poor health, or old age combined with economic trouble. — Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

I am, in fact, a medical doctor; I am a world expert in mechanical heart technology; and I am an athletically fit man who takes care of his own health through diet and exercise, including frequent five mile runs. — Robert Jarvik

Mixed with the resinous scent of the firs there came another smell, strong and fragrant, yet sharp - the perfume of flowers, but of some kind unknown to Hazel. He followed it to its source at the edge of the wood. It came from several thick patches of soapwort growing along the edge of the pasture. Some of the plants were not yet in bloom, their buds curled in pink, pointed spirals held in the pale green calices, but most were already star-flowering and giving off their strong scent. The bats were hunting among the flies and moths attracted to the soapwort. — Richard Adams

Tut, Tut, looks like rain — A.A. Milne

Abby had never met a sweet she didn't like: cookies, pie, chocolates, donuts, and yes, cupcakes. — Harper Ashe

Your tale is of the longest," observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair.
It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young man," returned Mr. Brownlow, "and such tales usually are; if it were one of unmixed joy and happiness, it would be very brief. — Charles Dickens

It was only when I started to dig my heels in that I started to realize that's what I needed to do - that nobody was going to open the door for me, that I had to make some space. — Dave Holland

Our stories are phantoms of fleeting moments reflected in mirrors. — Dennis Vickers

The Syrians lost out because they happened to have their revolution during an election cycle in America, France, and bizarrely, some kind of election cycle in Russia. Obama wasn't going to be seen to commit anything to Syria, that would be political suicide, but he's also got a Nobel Peace Prize sitting on his mantelpiece. — Paul Conroy

How my achievements mock me! — William Shakespeare

Most people think yoga is simply a form of exercise, but as you know, it's much deeper than that. It's about mindfulness, about focus. It helps us see things as they truly are. — Tracy Weber

I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves. — Taylor Swift