Sec Mattis Quotes & Sayings

Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of circumstance that shaped the Rainbow People. Stroll around the old downtown and it's impossible not to be affected by the trials and tribulations of the struggle. But, in many ways, it is the sense of triumph in the face of such adversity that makes the experience all the more poignant. — Tahir Shah

The grandeur of the acts of men are measured by the inspiration from which they spring. — Louis Pasteur

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position. — Martial

There is a kind of pleasure which comes from sacrilege or the profanation of the objects offered us for worship. — Marquis De Sade

Not everybody you disagree with is going to attack you for it. — Nancy Rue

I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time. — Nanette Lepore

The people of the various provinces are strictly forbidden to have in their possession any swords, bows, spears, firearms or other types of arms. The possession of these elements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues, and tends to permit uprising. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi

We all condemned our parents to shame, even if the only charge we could bring was that after 1945 they had tolerated the perpetrators in their midst. — Bernhard Schlink

Do not, as long as you live, ever again allow your real name to be coupled with your home address. — J.J. Luna

Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have. — A.A. Milne

I much prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out. — Orson Welles