Ferme Quotes

#1. Our magistrates discharge their duties best at the beginning; and fall off toward the end.
[Lat., Initia magistratuum nostrorum meliora, ferme finis inclinat.]

Tacitus

#2. Rarus enim ferme sensus communis in illa Fortuna."
["Generally common sense is rare in that (higher) rank."]

Juvenal

#3. I have to try hard - but I do succeed - to not burst out laughing when he compares my breasts to a perfectly cooked creme brulee - 'souple mais ferme.

Frances Gendlin

#4. You can give your message to anybody, to everybody, from anywhere, from everywhere, in every way possible. The only thing you have to consider is this: Let your message be simple and understandable!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#5. Global challenges also require global solutions, and few indeed are the situations in which the United States or any other country can act completely alone.

Shashi Tharoor

#6. THE ANGEL RAZIEL
Teacher? I did an independent study, does that count?
Yes. You may skip this section. Enjoy your newfound sixty seconds

Cassandra Clare

#7. If you have a negative thought about a world situation, dwell upon the best that could happen in that situation.

Peace Pilgrim

#8. When I was about ten my favourite article in the huge and mouldering Encyclopedia Britannica we owned (the ninth edition) was the one on Lycanthropy. (Yes, I had a favourite 1890s Britannica article when I was ten. I am now aware this is not entirely usual.)

Neil Gaiman