Valmorel Quotes

#1. Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.

Samuel Johnson

#2. Just outside Tehran we passed a sign that said, 'Servitude is never accepted in an ideology that believes in Martyrdom'. Below was a picture of a white dove copping a bullet in the heart.

Peter Moore

#3. change is the healthiest way to survive

Karl Lagerfeld

#4. My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

Ashley Wagner

#5. A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position.

Jean De La Bruyere

#6. We can't save everyone, so we have to do what we can when we can.

Allison Brennan

#7. As commonly practiced, philosophy is the attempt to find good reasons for conventional beliefs.

John Gray

#8. Authors are partial to their wit, 'tis true,
But are not critics to their judgment, too?

Alexander Pope

#9. My dear Kepler, what would you say of the learned here, who, replete with the pertinacity of the asp, have steadfastly refused to cast a glance through the telescope? What shall we make of this? Shall we laugh, or shall we cry?

Galileo Galilei