"There were times in life when you had to take a risk that might end in failure. Because otherwise you would be haunted by what you hadnâ€™t done... the paths you hadnâ€™t taken, the things you hadnâ€™t experienced."

-- Lisa Kleypas

#Taken Quotes #Risk Quotes #Path Quotes

“Nostalgia is a seductive liar.”

Source : Newsweek, 1971.
“I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.”
“Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us ... Those in leadership positions who fail to grasp or use the power of stories risk failure for their companies and for themselves.”
“Germany is a fascinating role model. The Germans have maintained their manufacturing edge despite being a high-tax, high-regulation economy. Why? Because the government really set about ensuring that it maintained funding for technical training, technical advancements and programs. It made a concerted effort to retain high-end, complex manufacturing -- the kind of BMW model, if you will. And they've done that so successfully that Germany, which has a quarter of America's population, exports more than America does.”
“Our reality depends on what our biology is up to.”
“The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.”

Source : "THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 7-25-04: QUESTIONS FOR CARL HIAASEN; Miami Voice". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. July 25, 2004.
“As I laid in the hospital bed I started thinking that I had a show to do. I was hoping the Doctor would put me together so I could do the show.”
“Beware of those who would use violence, too often it is violence they want and neither truth nor freedom.”

You may also like: