Tangiers Hotel Quotes & Sayings

You can't see the future, there's no such thing. It's all bets. You'll never get the same answer from two seers. But that doesn't mean either of them's wrong. — China Mieville

In short, the oppressor and the oppressed, instead of fighting it out within the city, directed their aggression toward a common goal-an attack on a rival city. Thus the greater the tensions and the harsher the daily repressions of civilization, the more useful war became as a safety valve. Finally, war performed another function that was even more indispensable, if my hypothetical connection between anxiety, human sacrifice, and war prove defensible. War provided its own justification, by displacing neurotic anxiety with rational fear in the face of real danger. Once war broke out, there was solid reason for apprehension, terror, and compensatory displays of courage. — Lewis Mumford

You either make dust or eat dust. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Life is not a private affair. A story and its lessons are only made useful if shared. — Dan Millman

Genuine thanksgiving is a response to both who God is and what He has done, is doing, and will do. — Joyce Meyer

First off I am 35 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river. — Chris Farley

The road to Heaven is paved with bullshit and busy work. — Tad Williams

So if you don't show, I'm going to come up and drag you downstairs." "I can almost assure you that that plan would backfire," he said. "Next time I get you alone in my apartment, I won't let you off so easy," he said levelly, staring ahead. — Jessica Hawkins

You make more money selling advice than following it. It's one of the things we count on in the magazine business
along with the short memory of our readers. — Steve Forbes

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible. — Don Nickles

The leaders come and go, but the people remain. Only the people are immortal. — Joseph Stalin

Ori Kam is an outstanding violist who has already played as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra twice, much to our delight and satisfaction, and has availed himself with distinction. — Zubin Mehta

And that is why the man who wants to see clearly, before he will believe, never starts on the journey. — Thomas Merton