Quotes
The laws of this world are for children.
Monuments are for the living, not the dead.
God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.
Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.
The duality of St Petersburg and Leningrad remains. They are not even on speaking terms.
Old St Petersburg remains a beautiful stage set but to the Russians it is not what Rome is to the Italians or Paris to the French. The decisions are made in the Kremlin. The city of Peter remains a museum, open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Nothing is sooner dry than a woman's tears.
There are four guys that I've always listened to and admired and have great respect for. I think they're just about the greatest for what they're doing. That's Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges and Hilton Jefferson. Jeff sounds beautiful. The way he treats a note - he plays so pretty.
Like every other place, I guess, Kansas City was quite a different city when I was a youngster there. They had quite a few clubs, and we had what we used to call jam sessions every night.
I like to play things that people understand, or maybe tunes that they could recognise. And so -I play for the people, just as much as for myself. Because, as I say, I still like to play.
I don't listen to my own records a lot. Once in a while - to check out my mistakes. Because you can always see a spot or two in the record where you could have done better. So you more or less study this way.
As for listening to other recordings - that's just about all that I do. I listen to everyone. First thing when I wake up, I turn my set on.
We have disciplinary authority and will use it when appropriate.
There is less interest in need-to-know characteristics, and in law enforcement.
The people who work in intelligence work are more conscious, more apt to be attentive.
The inference is that we replaced the auditor because they were issuing warnings. That's totally incorrect - we just couldn't afford them.
The challenge is high. The stakes are important. I think it's manageable.
So it is a good awakening, an alarm system has gone off about how people in the Bureau really feel about security.
When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that of his neighbor; he betrays the interest of his country.
The ecclesiastical establishments of Europe which serve to support tyrannical governments are not the Christian religion but abuses and corruptions of it.