Lerner New York Quotes

#1. Economic power is not the same as strength of national character. Our country may be rich in goods, but we are poor in spirit.

Richard M. Nixon

#2. He who chooses to be a master never does 'just enough' to get by - nor does he cut corners or attempt to cheat the system. He who chooses mastery lives his life asking, 'How can I do more, give more, be more, and thereby accelerate the achievement of my ultimate destiny?

James Arthur Ray

#3. A priestess of Avalon does not lie. But I am cast out of Avalon, and for this, and unless it is all to be for nothing, I must lie, and lie well and quickly

Marion Zimmer Bradley

#4. Thor and Loki are defined by each other.

Tom Hiddleston

#5. As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people who have remained true to an ancient code.

Tahir Shah

#6. Challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction. I believe that ambition and initiative will ultimately triumph.

Dhirubhai Ambani

#7. Well, we're meant to be writing stories today,

Mark Haddon

#8. The rectum of Wybo Gerritszoon releases a hot fart of horror.

David Mitchell

#9. Because he also is flesh.' In which language God complains, that the order appointed by him has been so greatly disturbed, that his own image has been transformed into flesh.

John Calvin

#10. How foolish that expectation had been! He knew now that one might as well hope to see the wind, or speculate about the true shape of fire.

Arthur C. Clarke

#11. When my children were young, one of the treats promised by their grandparents was a ride in Grandad's car.

Laurie Graham

#12. and Clyde. Bolivia and Paraguay, the two poorest countries in South America, were fighting in the name of Standard Oil and Shell and bleeding over oil in the Chaco.

Anonymous

#13. The waiter was a kind of surrogate uncle or grandfather for the duration of the meal; he paradoxically made you feel at home by treating you with undisguised contempt.

Ted Merwin

#14. 8. The Cat Who Lived in the Palace
The cat who lived in the Palace had been awarded the head-dress of nobility and was called Lady Myobu.

Sei Shonagon

#15. As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, ... The people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear arms.

Tench Coxe