Talmanes Wot Quotes & Sayings

US policy of recruiting Syrian "moderates" to fight both ISIS and Assad, Biden said that in Syria the US had found "that there was no moderate middle because the moderate middle are made up of shopkeepers, not soldiers." Seldom have the real forces at work in creating ISIS and the present crisis in Iraq and Syria been so accurately described. — Patrick Cockburn

The worst thing about corruption as a system of governance, Didier once said, is that it works so well. — Gregory David Roberts

Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice. — Nicolas Chamfort

I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were always walking on eggshells. — Dominique Moceanu

Oh, hasten not this loving act, Rapture where self and not-self meet: My life has been the awaiting you, Your footfall was my own heart's beat. — Paul Valery

The circumstances with which every thing in this world is begirt, give every thing in this world its size and shape;
and by tightening it, or relaxing it, this way or that, make the thing to be, what it is
great
little
good
bad
indifferent or not indifferent, just as the case happens. — Laurence Sterne

It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies. — Jeffrey Kluger

We give our dead To the orchards And the groves. We give our dead To life. — Octavia Butler

I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game. — Warren Buffett

Mom-and-pop businesses have the same issues as the Fortune 500. The difference is that big companies spend millions on consultants to fix them. — Christopher Myers

She felt that she was being measured and found wanting. — Madeleine L'Engle

Women weren't to be trusted. Or forgiven. Men weren't to be trusted either. Not a woman alive would dispute that. — Margaret Way

Curiosity began my journey, which led to regret, which brings me always to wonder and dedication. — Christopher Cokinos