Ilex Quotes

#1. HOLLY TREE (Ilex aquifolium) is a symbol of good will and is associated with sun gods. In Rome the holly was sacred to Saturn and was employed in the rites of the Saturnalia, where it was a symbol of health and happiness. The holly is an evergreen and therefore is associated with the sun god.

Raven Grimassi

#2. But when we live, we believe that we have a right to everything in the universe - that everything is ours to touch.

Maureen Johnson

#3. I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It's all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc.

Rob Chapman

#4. Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the Corporate State. It purports to cherish democracy, patriotism, and the Constitution while manipulating internal levers.

Chris Hedges

#5. Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.

Vartan Gregorian

#6. If you think it's worth writing a book about then that means you suspect that you're not the only one. You suspect that it has something to do with the larger patterns of your culture.

Lucy Corin

#7. Let them know precisely what you are going to do with their data

Steve Jobs

#8. Life at H.I.V.E. may have its attractions after all, Otto thought. Friends, as they say, may come and go, but high-powered laser weapons are forever.

Mark Walden

#9. In the 18th century, if women wanted to travel and they dressed as a man, people would not look twice. Your clothes said everything. Also there were masters and servants swapping clothes. You could be anything, your clothes told everything!

Vivienne Westwood

#10. Failure is not a pre-requisite for success. Already successful entrepreneurs are far more likely to succeed again than who failed

Jason Fried

#11. When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature.

Wayne Muller

#12. I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.

Marion Cotillard

#13. I have no prouder boast to say I am Irish and have been privileged to fight for the Irish people and for Ireland. If I have a duty I will perform it to the full with the unshakable belief that we are a noble race and that chains and bounds have no part in us

Francis Hughes

#14. Beyond any gift or treasure, I desire to learn to read. (Lia ~ The Wretched of Muirwood)

Jeff Wheeler