History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

Amy Grant

Power (n): The only narcotic regulated by the SEC instead of the FDA.

Anon.

Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.

Nick Lampson

Existují takové v?ci jako jedlé... ne, delikátní pirohy v polévce, hrášky dokonale uva?ené, rajská omá?ka pikantní ve své chu?ové plnosti a masová nápl? z on?ch?ástí zví?at, které by se daly v?tšinou i pojmenovat. Jsou platonické burgery vyrobené z hov?zího a ne z volské tlamy a kopyt. Jsou jisté obchody, kde mají smažené filé s pomfrity, kdy filé je ryba a ne jen bílá b?e?ka v rakvi?ce ze smažené strouhanky a pomfrity jsou k jídlu a nedají se použít k holení. Jsou párky v rohlíku, kdy mají párky s masem spole?nou nejen barvu a jejich š?astní konzumenti si na n? nedávají ho??ici, aby nepokazili tu chu?. D?ležité však je, že se lidé dají nau?it na to, aby dávali p?ednost ob?erstvení toho prvního typu a vyhledávali je. Je to, jako kdyby Machiavelli napsal kucha?ku. Ale a? už se mají v?ci jakkoliv, neexistuje omluva pro nikoho, kdo dá na pizzu ananas.

Terry Pratchett

They like to tell us that it is important to speak the truth, but it has been my experience that real happiness lies in having people tell you what you want to believe, usually not the same thing at all, and if you have to stub your toe on the truth later, so be it.

Jeff Lindsay

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

Quentin Crisp

How can people hold these opinions? What joy can we find in the expectation of nothing but hopeless misery? What reason for boasting that we are in impenetrable darkness? And how can it happen that the following argument occurs to a reasonable man?

Blaise Pascal

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I was beautiful; after all, my skin was as rich and dark as wet, brown mud, a complexion that any and every pale white girl would pray for - that is, if she believed in God. My butt sat high in the air and my hips obviously gave birth to Creation. Titties like mangoes, firm, sweet, and ready. My thighs and legs were big and powerful, kicking Vanna White and Cindy Crawford to the curb.

Sister Souljah

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes but look where I will, there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life.

Jerome K. Jerome

He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.

Meister Eckhart

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld