Slaten Dooley Quotes & Sayings

The symphony had its origin not in instrumental forms like the concerto grosso, as one might have expected, but in the overture of early Italian opera. The overture, or sinfonia, as it was called, as perfected by Alessandro Scarlatti consisted of three parts: fast-slow-fast, thus presaging the three movements of the classical symphony. — Aaron Copland

The uplifters are forever running around telling blockheads they would do better if they would believe in themselves. But they already do. That is why they are blockheads. — Jack McDevitt

Think Snake Plissken. You know ... Escape From New York? You do this job, and if you don't fuck it up, we let you live. (Joe)
Yeah, I've seen that movie. At the end they try to kill him anyway. (Steele)
Good, then you're already acquainted with our methods. Saves me a lot of training time and you a low of surprises. (Joe) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

This is the most exciting study there is. It is the only thing I know of in life that makes you feel consistently better, whether it's success or failure, whether they love you or hate you. — Frederick Lenz

I don't want to kill you, but I must. For the good of the country. — Kyra Dune

But even gold is not everything: and only a fanatic, and a rather foolish fanatic, would say that this style of fiction summed up and exhausted all the good that fiction could give and do. — George Saintsbury

I'm not playing your games. You were wrong." I crossed my arms over my chest. "You want to know what I've learned? I don't win by playing your games. I win by making you play mine. — Penelope Douglas

Slow down, sugar, because im a diabetic. — Nick Jonas

The word religion comes from an origin which means "coming together." But priesthood has been doing just the opposite, it has created splits in man, not oneness. Religion means creating in man an organic unity; it has nothing to do with God, it has something to do with you. It has nothing to do with worship, it has something to do with a transformation of your own consciousness. — Rajneesh

Tyrants always condemn and seek to replace the market process with government coercion because tyrants do not trust that people behaving voluntarily will do what the tyrants think they should do. — Walter E. Williams

1. Japan reshuffles Cabinet. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his inner circle on Wednesday, the first such move since he returned to office nearly two years ago. — Anonymous

Never let disappointments cripple you down. Be success-conscious. — Israelmore Ayivor

Sometimes words were like glass that broke in her mouth. — Emma Donoghue