Eric Ambler Famous Quotes
For the skeptic there remains only one consolation if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.
The worst thing that can be said of the most powerful is that they can take your life but the same thing can be said of the most weak.
Eric Ambler Quotations
"And it came to me, and I knew what I had to have before my soul would rest. I wanted to belong-to belong to my mother. And in return-I wanted my mother to belong to me."
Gloria Vanderbilt
"Will Where's Elizabeth Jack She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really... except for Elizabeth, who is in fact, a woman."
Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl
"Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solicitude is the enemy of well-being."
John Updike
"Even though he was an enemy of mine, I had to admit that what he had accomplished was a brilliant piece of strategy. First, he punched me, then he kicked me, then he punched me again."
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Check out the Declaration of Independence You think it promises happiness No no no, it talks about the pursuit of happiness. The PURSUIT We've become a nation of wimps We think we're entitled to everything, we want to legislate ourselves into some cozy little cocoon. Well, forget it, Nature Boy. There are no guarantees. Life is nasty, brutish, and short."
Jeff Melvoin
Some people say it is better to appear foolish than open your mouth and remove all doubt. I say if it is already thought then you have nothing to lose.
Dane Helmers
Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
We must dare to think about unthinkable things because when things become unthinkable thinking stops and action becomes mindless.
William Fullbright
"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress but I repeat myself."
Mark Twain