Showdown At Abilene Quotes & Sayings

Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently because its aim is to keep the American people thoughtless enough to go on supporting the system. — Richard Mitchell

The author brings to the table a healthy skepticism of the conventional wisdom, an admirable ability to separate fact from fancy, and an undisguised repugnance for the mumbo-jumbo that's the curse of so much commentary on anything to do with economics or investment. A World of Wealth is not only a lively read, but an exceptionally enlightening and rewarding one to boot. — Alan Abelson

I have absolutely zero interest in politics. — Jerry Hall

Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning. — Arie De Geus

Fear and excitement are chemically the same. Sadness is a hair away from melancholy. Melancholy is almost pleasure, brushing against happiness. It's all the fucking same. — Catherine Hanrahan

Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics. — Gail Zappa

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised. — Christian Nestell Bovee

Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves. — Adrienne Clarkson

I'm not going to lie down and let trouble walk over me. — Ellen Glasgow

When two people clash, two series collide. — Jamie Begley

You do what you have to do to get through today, and that puts you in the best place tomorrow. — Oprah Winfrey

My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we don't want our lives to end. — John Barton

If you try to forget it, nothing can erase a memory. — Debasish Mridha

If you're just a soldier...what am I?"
"Just a king. — Aleksandr Voinov

Writing out your goals is the first action in a chain of many on the road to achievement. — John Patrick Hickey