Vinicius Quotes

#1. When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever.

Ben Harper

#2. The Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes wrote that beauty is fundamental. Well, with the poet's permission, so is courage.

Tina Brown

#3.
Who knows what death, anxiety of the living,
Who knows what loneliness, end of the loving
I could say to myself of the love (I had):
Let it not be immortal, since it is flame
But let it be infinite while it lasts.

Vinicius De Moraes

#4. Love is eternal while it lasts.

Vinicius De Moraes

#5. If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.

Antonin Scalia

#6. We don't have an isolated group [of senior managers] surrounded by servants. Berkshire's headquarters is a tiny little suite. We just came back from Berkshire's board meeting; it had moved up to the board room of the Kiewit company and [it was so large and luxurious that] I felt uncomfortable.

Charlie Munger

#7. I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

L. Neil Smith

#8. A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.

John Yoo

#9. I've never been able to force a novel. I always had the sense something being given to me. You can't sit around and wait until inspiration strikes, but neither can you force into being something that isn't there.

Margaret Laurence

#10. One of the things that struck me when I came to the U.S. was discovering American poverty.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#11. The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.

Nigel Mansell

#12. The NOW is such a magical moment that you have the time to live a magical life and have no time to have guilt of the past, worry of the future but to live now fully and unfold our magnificence with the help of Allah

Muhaya Haji Mohamad

#13. Customer: I'm looking for a book for my son. He's six.
Bookseller: How about this one - it's about-
Customer: Yeah, whatever, I'll take it.

Jen Campbell

#14. What a sad business is being funny!

Charlie Chaplin