Talleyrands Quotes & Sayings

But it is not at all necessary for us to go into the pros and cons of this line of reasoning. If all that can be adduced in favor of the maintenance of European rule in the colonies is the supposed interest of the natives, then one must say that it would be better if this rule were brought to an end completely. No one has a right to thrust himself into the affairs of others in order to further their interest, and no one ought, when he has his own interests in view, to pretend that he is acting selflessly only in the interest of others. — Ludwig Von Mises

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. — George S. Patton

The first presidential veto, by George Washington, was a veto of Alexander Hamilton's formula for apportioning the House, and the one that Washington preferred was one that Thomas Jefferson produced, and that was one partisan issue. The apportionment formula that Jefferson produced gave an extra seat to Virginia. Everybody knew what that game was. Look, partisan interest in the census is simply nothing new. — Kenneth Prewitt

I find it gross to talk about bodily functions like shitting or farting or your period, if you're a girl, unless it's extremely necessary. — Riley Keough

Write for the love of storytelling, not the acclaim. — Airam

I'd be the first to admit that I have no shortage of faults.
But if I had to pick one, the one that's gotten me into the most trouble over the years...
...it would be that I sometimes get angry. — Mike Mignola

The ability of one to affect many is scaling exponentially - and it's scaling for good and it's scaling for evil. — Marc Goodman

And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man, is consistent with nothing but the stupidity of the Bible. — Thomas Paine

Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language. — Michelle Yeoh

I'm not a witch, I just like Halloween, and I thought that blondes look skinnier in black. — Stevie Nicks

Hey, wake up." Reyna's eyes fluttered open. Gleeson Hedge was leaning over her, shaking her shoulder. "We got trouble." His grave tone got her blood moving. "What is it?" She struggled to sit up. "Ghosts? Monsters?" Hedge scowled. "Worse. Tourists. — Rick Riordan

A person's willingness to conform to arbitrary parameters is not a good criterion for selecting talent or allocating rewards. — Bruce Tulgan

Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn't have to be like this. — Stephen Hawking

The limit of the law is the limit of enforcement - the real limit of organized society. — Frank Herbert

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. — Jim Rohn