Von Der Leyen Quotes & Sayings

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage. — Thia Megia

Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins. — Bernard Arnault

The media are right now in the process of doing millions upon millions of dollars' worth of free PR work for whoever is doing this. Such over-the-top, wall-to-wall coverage just sets the bar higher and higher each time for the nut jobs and terrorists to get everybody's attention. "Which means bigger explosions, more bodies, and more atrocities. They should take their cue from the baseball media, which nipped fan stupidity in the bud when they wisely decided to stop showing people who run onto the field." "So don't tell people there's terrorism? That's your solution?" said Brooklyn. "How about at least not sensationalizing it so much?" Arturo said. "This is a bloodbath. Stop selling the frickin' popcorn. — James Patterson

Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge. — Yotam Ottolenghi

Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

When the whole world turns clown, and paints itself red with its own hearts blood instead of vermilion, it is something else than comic. — John Ruskin

The way Jacques Brel writes a story, getting into the character, bringing out all his faults and qualities in the same song ... Not that I could ever write in such an epic way, but it really is a different way to go about writing lyrics ... and I find that quite inspiring. — Zach Condon

When I first started playing guitar, everyone was playing Chuck Berry and B.B. King licks. I decided I was going to find other avenues of expression. — Robby Krieger

Whatever is newly expensive has two attributes: wonderful past returns and, in most cases, lousy future returns. — Robert D. Arnott

I sense that striving for wholeness is, increasingly, a countercultural goal, as fragmented people make for better consumers, buying more bits and pieces - two or more cars, two homes and all that fills them - and outfitting one's body for a wide variety of identities: business person, homebody, amateur athlete, traveler, theater or sports fan. — Kathleen Norris

The light and darkness lives within us all. Which one dominates your soul? — Yvonne Nicolas

It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner — Tim O'Reilly

Where, incidentally, a holiday meal was not being served. My mother worked as a waitress at Palmer's Supper — Larry Watson