Terson Quotes & Sayings

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion. — William H. Macy

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time. — John Cale

The theme to this year's MSLS is "Embracing the Future, Preserving the Past: The Role of Youth in Nation Building". Now, having organised events like this before, I understand the need for a tagline that is sufficiently grand, sufficiently optimistic and sufficiently vague that all the speakers would be able to relate to and support. Everyone wants to "embrace the future" and no one would deny that the youth have a role in nation building.

But the middle part -- "preserving the past" -- needs some attention. It's necessary, surely, to determine which aspects of the past are worth preserving. And this is a very difficult exercise, because one fundamental problem in our country is that the past is so poorly understood -- and not just by much of the youth but by the establishment as well. — Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin Muhriz

That's what faith teaches us: From hopelessness springs hope. From longing, desire. — Sarah Domet

It's exciting and encouraging that the spirit of exploration is alive and that students see it occurring in their lifetime. These may well be the children that make it a reality. — Orlando Figueroa

The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and happiness; the endeavour so to rule our lives that we may serve and bless mankind. — Annie Besant

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. — Michel De Montaigne

Success is personal ownership of the dream, and responsibility for its desired outcome. — Johnnie Dent Jr.