Vandermeersche Quotes & Sayings

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things. — Townsend Harris

Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes. — Yotam Ottolenghi

All business begins with the public permission and exists by public approval — Arthur W. Page

The lion's blessing is in his strength; the monkey's blessing is in his cunning; and the elephant's blessing is in his might. — Matshona Dhliwayo

We create our fate every day ... most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior. — Henry Miller

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music. — Ruben Blades

After all, humans have only been flying since 1783, and that isn't time for tens of thousands of years of evolution to have caught up ... we have to think about each flight we make because it isn't yet a natural part of us. — Rick Durden

If you put a real leaf and a silk leaf side by side, you'll see something of the difference between Homer's poetry and anyone else's. There seem to be real leaves still alive in the 'Iliad,' real animals, real people, real light attending everything. — Alice Oswald

you are in the habit
of co-depending
on people to
make up for what
you think you lack
who tricked you
into believing
another person
was meant to complete you
when the most they can do is complement — Rupi Kaur

The male image has been so pulled down by situation comedy in the last 15 years, it is frightening. I don't like what has happened to the American male. — Bill Bixby

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. — Frank Lloyd Wright