Pygmalions Spectacles Quotes

#1. As he offered to advance, she exclaimed, Remain where thou art, proud Templar, or at thy choice advance!
one foot nearer, and I plunge myself from the precipice; my body shall be crushed out of the very form of humanity upon the stones of that courtyard ere it become the victim of thy brutality!

Walter Scott

#2. The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.

James Monroe

#3. Hatred of popular culture was to define a generation of American intellectuals and their claim to a superior sensibility.

Anonymous

#4. My absolute favourite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so inept that they frequently grab their own arms and legs instead of tree limbs, and fall out of trees.

Douglas Adams

#5. When I grew up, there was still black and white TV. I was told to never get out of bed once you're put to bed. I'd sneak down the hallway, try to avoid the creaking floor boards and go in and watch the 'Midnight Movie.'

Bill Moseley

#6. The development-minded prime minister is looking for foreign capital and technology to boost India's economy. China's stock of direct investment of $400m in India is derisory - less than that of Belgium. Talk fills the Indian press of a 250-fold increase, to $100 billion in just a few years.

Anonymous

#7. The children knew that which you cannot see can be more dangerous than that which is before you.

Alice Hoffman

#8. Always care about value - not about price.

Debasish Mridha

#9. What is research but a blind date with knowledge?

Will Harvey

#10. While Secretary Rumsfeld and I have had our differences, he deserves Americans' respect and gratitude for his many years of public service.

John McCain

#11. If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow.

John Dewey

#12. Eating at home is fine, as I can easily work around the foods that don't agree with me and still eat heartily with the rest of my family. I don't force them to follow my diet.

Andrea McLean

#13. I feel sad that we have allowed these knee-jerk feminists who want to act like it's a struggle against men ... but again that's the least politically developed strand of feminism.

Bell Hooks