Devious Minds Quotes

#1. This new approach, it seemed, was not to be made so publicly, not to be exposed to the expedient treason of little devious minds far removed from the battlefields on which honest men met, and contended, and killed one another without malice.

Edith Pargeter

#2. Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given.

Orson Scott Card

#3. My second, third and fourth novels were mistakes, essentially.

John Burnside

#4. Write, write, write

Shaun Herbert

#5. You can tell the truly wealthy from their confidence, their grace. People here don't show their wealth, they hide it. They covet it.

Alessandra Torre

#6. I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why there are stars in the sky. You must know why you are alive, or else everything is nonsense, just blowing in the wind.

Anton Chekhov

#7. Once I grew up and realised 'What am I doing?' I started re-listening to the music I was playing and I realised there was so much finesse - it was dynamic and simple but I wanted to be authentic to the original songs.

Eric Hernandez

#8. In other words, the capacity to exercise power is always a reflection of one's position in social relations.

James W. Messerschmidt

#9. The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person.

Voltaire

#10. I don't just want to talk to the choir. I want to sit down and be respectful of the people who are most unlike me, to get them to hear me and think. It doesn't mean you're going to change them right there, but just so they can hear you and what you're saying.

Sandra Cisneros

#11. Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God.

Jean Rostand

#12. I hope it's not all I'll ever do, but I know I've played enigmatic characters. For me, the good characters are people who get places, are devious, are cunning and tricky and hard to pin down. Obviously, if you play one and you do an okay job of it, that'll be on people's minds.

Aidan Gillen

#13. I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.

Duncan Hunter

#14. It is more important to do what is strategically right than what is immediately profitable.

Philip Kotler

#15. It's a funny thing, friendship. One minute a person is driving you crazy, making you want to shake them, and the next minute you realize what a crappy place the world would be without them in it.

Natasha Friend

#16. I guess you could say I'm the redemption of the fat man. A guy will be watching me on TV and see that I don't look in any better shape than he is. 'Hey, Maude,' he'll holler. 'Get a load of this guy. And he's a 20-game winner.'

Mickey Lolich