Tetsuji Fukushima Quotes & Sayings

The prosperity of a country can be seen simply in how it treats its old people. — Nachman Of Breslov

The merchants will manage [commerce] the better, the more they are left free to manage for themselves. — Thomas Jefferson

I can't stand Mark Gottler," I said.
"Really? I couldn't tell."
"While he was talking, I was overwhelmed by the realization that here is this hypocritical asshole who took advantage of my sister, and I'd like to ... well, I don't know, shoot him or something ... but instead there we were, negotiating."
"I know. But he's stepping up to the plate. Let's give him points for that."
"He's only doing it because we're forcing him to." I frowned. "You're not on his side, are you?"
"Ella, I just spent the last hour and fifteen minutes with my boot up his ass. No, I'm not on his side."
-Ella & Jack — Lisa Kleypas

To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day. — Lao-Tzu

There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service. — Napoleon Hill

Pierce Brosnan is a very sweet man. Oh, we had our issues, but a lot of it was hormones. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Why did people always get tangled up with other people? Why put ourselves through this shit? — J.D. Robb

I got a lot of positive people around me. — Dave Chappelle

I grew up with all kinds of people. — Vin Diesel

We are like oil and vinegar most of the time. But when you shake us up real good, the combination is heavenly.~ Anna Segee, The Stranger in Her Bed — Janet Chapman

The extraordinary-looking pair of young people weren't holding hands, but the way they tilted ever so subtly toward each other made it clear that they didn't have to touch to feel the other. Even the air between them crackled with a kind of magnetism that had yet to be discovered by science, but that poets had been writing about since the dawn of time. — Josephine Angelini

No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job. — Antonio Tabucchi

Immoral people debating the existence of God is always a crowd pleaser. — Katja Millay

Function influence but does not dictate form — Eero Saarinen

On the illusive "Monsieur Hortalez." When my friend Steven and I went looking for the building one afternoon, we came to the address at 47 rue Vieille-du-Temple and realized we had been there before. — Sarah Vowell