Jim Ratcliffe Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Let's judge a man on what he's done.
-
The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
-
Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
-
Humor is a wonderful way to deal with our suffering because if we can laugh at our troubles, we can feel better. Thich Nhat Hanh is a special man who has helped millions with their suffering with incredible technique. But he doesn't know real suffering, because he has not dated as much as I have.
-
I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
-
Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.
-
Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
-
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
-
A lot of what gets on the radio isn't saying anything other than somebody wants to be famous and will do whatever they're told to get it.
-
We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
-
When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
-
My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
-
We love playing music but we're too weird to play music.
-
I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.
-
I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
-
The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
-
I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
-
The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
-
Before I turned vegetarian, I used to often cook seafood or my favourite breakfast of eggs and bacon. Now, I love making pulao or rice with lots of spices and vegetables.
-
It's important that the drivers stay together, because in difficult moments we have each other. If we are not together the financial and political interests of the organisers and constructors come to the fore.
-
Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.
-
Cheerfully fessing up to our failures turns crazy mind off, humility and compassion on. I learned this in a karate dojo that had a strange tradition. Everyone there loved recounting failure stories, and after an evening of smacking one another, we'd sit and have a beer while the students swapped tales of martial arts disaster.
-
Gas is by far and away the most important element of our energy policy.
