Xcix Quotes & Sayings

International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case, the domination of liberal principles of economics, domestic politics, and international relations over other, nonliberal principles. It will last only as long as those who imposed it retain the capacity to defend it. — Robert Kagan

......he married a girl, he had no idea what the woman was going to be like. As soon as he got a glimpse he was running scared. — Jordan Silver

A baby's laughter is the sweetest music that touches every heart. — Debasish Mridha

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win. — Jane Smiley

Ambassador Winters, allow me to introduce my aunt Abby and her ... boyfriend.' Townsed tensed. Abby glared. And Rebecca Baxter looked like she was going to choke on her chewing gum. — Ally Carter

Our poker table is eight guys, and then I'm the ninth; I'm usually the only girl at the table. — Laura Prepon

Histories, chronologies and almanacs offer us the illusion of progress, even though, over and over again, we are given proof that there is no such thing. — Alberto Manguel

He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers [zeros], is the decay of the whole age. — Francis Bacon

One by one, the electric lights ringing the lawn were ignited. Each one, as it burst into brilliance, erased a constellation from the evening sky. — Tim Westover