Villonesque Quotes & Sayings

I've always believed in expansionary monetary policy and if necessary fiscal policy when the economy is depressed. — Paul Krugman

Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution. — William Bligh

The system is wrong where it rewards the lack of interest in work with money, so you don't have to work. — Robin Leach

Einstein uses his concept of God more often than a Catholic priest. Once I asked him:
'Tomorrow is Sunday. Do you want me to come to you, so we can work?'
'Why not?'
'Because I thought perhaps you would like to rest on Sunday.'
Einstein settled the question by saying with a loud laugh: 'God does not rest on Sunday either.' — Leopold Infeld

Good Mentors are Tormentors — Robert Ogawa

I think your heart needs to be broken, and broken open, at least once to have a heart at all or to have a heart for others. — Richard Rohr

But how to raise a sum in the different States has been my greatest difficulty. — Robert Fulton

I saw Joseph Cornell's lyrical work for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in the late seventies and have internalized many of his boxes. — Siri Hustvedt

Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball. — Gaylord Perry

Many of us have made our world so familiar that we do not see it anymore. An interesting question to ask yourself at night is, What did I really see this day? — John O'Donohue

In life, we do not give employees enough leeway. If you look around Semco's office, there are plenty of empty desks. The question is - where are these people? I do not have the slightest idea, but I am not interested. — Ricardo Semler

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. — Michael Phelps

I don't have a lot of physical comedy instincts. I'm more verbal. — Reese Witherspoon

The craziest part of being on tour is being overseas and having crazed fans so far away from home. They don't speak English, but they still know the lyrics. That's a trip. — Tinashe