"The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action."

-- H. G. Wells

#Government Quotes #Genius Quotes #Action Quotes

“Sometimes I feel that I am destined always to be offstage whenever the main action occurs. That God has made me the victim of some cosmic practical joke, by assigning me little more than a walk-on part in my own life. Or sometimes I feel that my role is simply to be a spectator to other people's stories, and always to wander away at the most important moment, drifiting into the kitchen to make a cup of tea just as the denouement unfolds.”

Source : Jonathan Coe (2001). “The rotters' club”
“When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day”
“In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more.”
“Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.”
“Time is truly the great enemy. It's not the great healer, it's the great stealer.”
“Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science.”
“Thank you for the sun / The one that shines on everyone / Who feels love.”
“I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days.”

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