Quotes About Midas Touch

#1. The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption of the Constitution by the states.

Herbert Croly

#2. Ten thousand casks, Forever dribbling out their base contents, Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state, Bleed gold for ministers to sport away. Drink, and be mad then; 'tis your country bids!

William Cowper

#3. She only had a few coins to her name, but she had the Midas touch when it came to turning destitution into dreams.

Michael Schmicker

#4. Stardom can be very destructive - particularly if you believe in it.

Shelley Winters

#5. I don't know what the opposite is of the Midas touch, but you shitbirds have it.

Michael Zarocostas

#6. The key to finding financial freedom is to unlock your entrepreneurial intelligence, work your network and lead the time.

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

#7. Some people have the Midas touch, other's dip their fingers in sticky, permanent black ink, Smudged. Unlucky.

Amy Matayo

#8. They think that successful diplomacy requires years of experience and an understanding of all the nuances that have to be carefully considered before reaching a conclusion. Only then do these pinstriped bureaucrats consider taking action.

Donald J. Trump

#9. It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke.

Maureen Johnson

#10. The government believed that adherence to authority was human nature, so the Gezi protests were a real surprise to them. After the initial moment of shock, they decided to severely punish those participating in what they called an act of disobedience to authority.

Safak Pavey

#11. It is the system, rather than individuals, that is the source of pollution and degradation. My prison-house environment is but another manifestation of the Midas-hand, whose cursed touch turns everything to the brutal service of Mammon.

Alexander Berkman

#12. The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

Diane Sawyer

#13. Like Midas, the Rationalist is always in the unfortunate position of not being able to touch anything, without transforming it into an abstraction; he can never get a square meal of experience.

Michael Oakeshott

#14. Midas, they say, possessed the art of old; Of turning whatsoe'er he touch'd to gold; This modern statesmen can reverse with ease - Touch them with gold, they'll turn to what you please.

John Wolcot

#15. If you walk on sunlight, bathe in moonlight, breathe in a golden air and exhale a Midas' touch; mark my words, those who exist in the shadows will try to pull you into the darkness with them. The last thing that they want is for you to see the wonder of your life because they can't see theirs.

C. JoyBell C.

#16. You have the Midas touch. Everything you touch turns to a muffler.

Henny Youngman

#17. Legendary King Midas never knew the feel of silk or a human hand after everything he touched turned to gold. Humans are stuck in a similar Midas-like predicament: we can't directly experience the true texture of quantum reality because everything we touch turns to matter.

Nick Herbert

#18. There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don't seem to help.

Fred Rogers