Sissela Malmstrom Quotes & Sayings

States are not moral agents. — Noam Chomsky

In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well. — Marc Benioff

Mirages enchant us up to the very moment we die of thirst. — Marty Rubin

I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me. — Mason Cooley

I've a long time trying to love
a brother whose only way of touching me is pain.
A long time escaping into music.
Practice, lessons, rehearsals that protect me
from the hurting parts of life.
I've been winning awards, applause,
acclaim for my trumpets since I was in grade school.
But love?
The word catches in my throat.
Do I love anything?
Have i forgotten how? — Stasia Ward Kehoe

Call it what you will, it's about getting up off your chair, going where the action is, and seeing things firsthand. Because when we see things for ourselves, with our own two eyes, it changes us. — David Sturt

to defeat pain he had to separate it from time, its most useful ally. — Mark Helprin