Zaken Map Quotes & Sayings

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those books. — Anne Rice

The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not trade; character, not technicalities. — Winston Churchill

Stupid people do make me lose my temper and most people are stupid, fortunately for me. It's made it easier for me to make a living. — Albert Gubay

The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I have no idea what that is. — Luis Polonia

Family's the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that's where the spine and heart come in. — Nora Roberts

I hate Gucci,' said Francis.
'Do you?' said Henry, glancing up from his reverie. 'Really? I think it's rather grand.'
'Come on, Henry.'
'Well, it's so expensive, but it's so ugly too, isn't it? I think they make it ugly on purpose. And yet people buy it out of sheer perversity.'
'I don't see what you think is grand about that.'
'Anything is grand if it's done on a large enough scale,' said Henry. — Donna Tartt

I've been involved with some huge studio projects that have been bloody awesome. It all starts with a great script, doesn't it? — Juno Temple

One day we are a hero, another day we are a zero. Without me, Cardiff would have gone bust. Because of my investment, we got promoted. — Vincent Tan

All very ancient history, except that of the illuminated Jews, is a perfect fable. It was written by priests, or collected from their reports; and calculated solely to raise lofty ideas of the origin of each nation. Gods and demi-gods were the principal actors; and truth is seldom to be expected where the personages are supernatural. The Greek historians have no advantage over the Peruvian, but in the beauty of their language, or from that language being more familiar to us. Mango Capac, the son of the sun, is as authentic a founder of a royal race, as the progenitor of the Heraclidae. What truth indeed could be expected, when even the identity of person is uncertain? The actions of one were ascribed to many, and of many to one. It is not known whether there was a single Hercules or twenty. — Horace Walpole

All right, don't scoff, mock or disbelieve: we live in mortal fear of not-quite-twins. — Kamila Shamsie