The Fatal Conceit Quotes

#1. The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans are concerned about earmarks: it creates a slippery slope by which lobbyists and special interest groups can sneak provisions into large, must-pass legislation.

Ron Wyden

#2. Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful execution.

Sol LeWitt

#3. By affirming that love is our priority in a situation,

Marianne Williamson

#4. The fatal conceit of most spies is to believe they are loved, in a relationship between equals, and not merely manipulated.

Ben Macintyre

#5. The true lesson of the Vietnam War is: certainty of purpose and ruthlessness of execution win wars.

Ronald Reagan

#6. I went to Shea Stadium and used the men's room. Terrifying. There was this little kid looking at me through the crack [in the stall]. and I was like, "If you tell anyone what you've seen ... "

Elizabeth Gilbert

#7. The idea that human kind can shape the world according to wish is what I call the fatal conceit

Friedrich August Von Hayek

#8. You never know what your next dig is going to find.

Bill Wyman

#9. Yummy," Chloe murmured to me. Quinn flashed us a grin. I fought a blush.
"Vampire hearing, remember?" I murmured back.
She shrugged, grinning back."
"Chapter 10

Alyxandra Harvey