Isaac Asimov Quotes
'Stories grow by accretion. Tales accumulate - like dust. The longer the time lapse, the dustier the history - until it degenerates into fables.' Pelorat said, 'We historians are familiar with the process, Dom. There is a certain preference for the fable. The falsely dramatic drives out the truly dull.'Isaac Asimov
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
W. S. Merwin -
Apparently 'The Office' plays in Brazil. Who would've thought that Brazilians would identify with a bunch of pasty white Scrantonians in a paper company? But the Brazilians I've met have really loved the show.
Rainn Wilson -
First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.
Earl Campbell -
An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
Nathan Myhrvold -
Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
G. Edward Griffin -
It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
O. Henry
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
Zig Ziglar -
I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
Jack Keane -
If you have a sense of style and purpose and will you don't want to compromise.
Vidal Sassoon -
Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
Irving Azoff
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I know about raising money.
Nancy Pelosi -
Remember, the choices we make today shape the people we become tomorrow.
Victoria Osteen -
I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.
Jack Palance -
At Mass General in January 2007, Dr. Loeffler's team attached a ring-shaped metal frame to my head with four pins. Then I went to the radiation center, where they strapped me to the treatment table and secured the head frame so that I couldn't move.
Jack Ramsay -
Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!
Candice Olson -
I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights; rather, I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves.
Malala Yousafzai
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Good Lord - if I couldn't multitask, I don't know what I'd do.
Rachel Sklar -
I'm the person who wouldn't send back my food even if I got steak when I'd ordered fish.
Anna Kendrick -
By the time I grew up, acting just seemed like something I'd already done. I had absolutely no interest in it, even though some people thought it would be my calling.
Nell Newman -
I found that if I don't paint for around a week, I get practically suicidal. It took a long time to figure out why I had these mood swings, and I finally figured out it's because I haven't painted.
Damian Loeb -
Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.
Abu Bakr -
'Stories grow by accretion. Tales accumulate - like dust. The longer the time lapse, the dustier the history - until it degenerates into fables.' Pelorat said, 'We historians are familiar with the process, Dom. There is a certain preference for the fable. The falsely dramatic drives out the truly dull.'
Isaac Asimov