Gaspar Claus famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'

  • God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.

  • Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.

  • People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

  • These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I'm washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.

  • Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive: it is easier to stumble and sprain an ankle while wearing a pair of old shoes than it is in new shoes, with their less yielding leather.

  • When I go out with my 16-year-old friends, I don't wear Chanel.

  • Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.

  • An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.

  • I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.

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