Witkiewicz Portrait Quotes & Sayings

Kings are the slaves of history. History, that is, the unconscious, swarmlike life of mankind, uses every moment of a king's life as an instrument for its purposes. — Leo Tolstoy

To care for the quarrels of the past, to identify oneself passionately with a cause that became, politically speaking, a losing cause with the birth of the modern world, is to experience a kind of straining against reality, a rebellious nonconformity that, again, is rare in America, where children are instructed in the virtues of the system they live under, as though history had achieved a happy ending in American civics. — Mary McCarthy

We know there is real interest from the American public in having easy access to the new, affordable choices in the Health Insurance Marketplace. — Todd Park

I have always tried to work with first-time actors since my first movie. I always like to do movies with debutants. — Fedor Bondarchuk

What a testing of character adversity is. — Harry Emerson Fosdick

I knew he was ready, and we entered the hallway. I shouldered my rifle and squeezed off several rounds to make sure he was down. The — Mark Owen

As long as there are men the bulwark is safe. — Aeschylus

Grace isn't something we deserve, Gabriel," Julia said softly. "It comes from love. And God wraps the world in second chances and sticky little leaves and mercy, even though some people don't want them. — Sylvain Reynard

Plan Number Three: Attack Him with All Available Weaponry. Ludicrous. I wasn't Tarzan. I was a puny, feeble, vegetarian life form. — Yann Martel

Everything which originates from pure love is lit with the radiance of beauty. — Simone Weil

I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing. I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth. I don't believe in going to the dentist and paying for whitening. — Jill Wagner

What is an ego except something that thinks it's separate from God? — Carlos Santana

There is no safety, and so we must touch and be touched, and we must fall and fly. — Katherine Catmull