Maestros Quotes

#1. Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.

Bette Greene

#2. Americans know very little about social statistics, but I am not sure that it's important that Americans know about social statistics.

Milton Friedman

#3. All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
[Conversation with Elizabeth Farnsworth, PBS NewsHour, March 9, 1998]

Toni Morrison

#4. I love the fact that not many people can say 'Oh, I went out and ran 20 miles today.' I love how much dedication it takes and how much you learn a lot about yourself, your physical and mental limits. There's just something about it.

Shalane Flanagan

#5. How unconvincing. Try again.

Jeaniene Frost

#6. Women when they marry buy a cat in the bag.

Michel De Montaigne

#7. I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.

Natalie Merchant

#8. What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?

Imelda Marcos

#9. The aims of life are the best defense against death.

Primo Levi

#10. Some of the craftiest scoundrels that ever walked this earth ... will gravely jot down in diaries the events of every day, and keep a regular debtor and creditor account with heaven, which shall always show a floating balance in their own favour.

Charles Dickens

#11. The person, whom you favored with a loan, if he be a good man, will think himself in your debt after he has paid you.

Richard Steele

#12. Health, happiness and success depend upon the fighting spirit of each person. The big thing is not what happens to us in life, but what we do about what happens to us.

George Allen

#13. Freedom is measured by the amount of control you have over the things upon which you are dependant.

C. Wright Mills

#14. You aren't really old until nothing is fun enough to make you forget the weather.

Robert Quillen

#15. At least you had your back to it," he offered finally.
"Reflex," Zane answered. "I actually had my side to it." He lifted his hand to his mouth as a trickle of blood seeped from the abused skin just under the curve of his chin.
"Eh. Ass, face, same difference," Ty muttered with a shrug.

Abigail Roux

#16. I am convinced Socialism is the only answer and I urge all comrades to take this struggle to a victorious conclusion. Only this will free us from the chains of bigotry and exploitation.

Malala Yousafzai