Top 988 Quotes & Sayings by Dutch Authors - Page 15

We know motorsport is dangerous, but it does not make we want to stop, or make Max stop.

It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.

By modulating the amount of blue in our environment, we can help people to relax, or to be alert; to fall asleep, or to stay awake.

To win, you have to score; if I can do that frequently, my job is done.

There was a project at Lawrence Livermore National Labs where many years ago they went down this path for scripting and controlling very large numerical calculations.

Twenty-seven is a great age to play. There is so much ahead of you.

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire.

My debut album, 'Forget the World,' is all about not listening to the negativity around you and to continue to do what you love, no matter what people think. I love what I do. Dance music is my passion, my life. There is no greater feeling than being one with my fans, partying to the music we love.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative.

How can you respect a culture if the woman has to walk several steps behind her man, has to stay in the kitchen and keep her mouth shut?

The Marianne Vos Route goes through the seven villages of Aalburg, where I grew up, and celebrates my World and Olympic titles with a number of benches along the route, where you can stop and rest your legs. You'll see the white windmill in Meeuwen and, in Babylonienbroek, a statue of the silver bike I rode to celebrate my Olympic track win.

I wasn't raised a Catholic, but Yolanthe was, and I wanted to get more involved in her religion.

People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician.

I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious.

When you put something on Instagram, the English people are always so positive. As a player, you need that.

Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are.

Our food is safer and our diets are more diverse than ever before; production methods are becoming increasingly sustainable, clean and efficient; and we are constantly becoming better at protecting biodiversity.

Football is now all about money. There are problems with the values within the game. This is sad because football is the most beautiful game. We can play it in the street. We can play it everywhere.

Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.

I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.

Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

The biggest adventure is to move into an area in which you are not an expert. Sometimes I joke that I am not interested in doing re-search, only search.

I never felt like the nine to five mentality is for me.

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.

Here in the Netherlands there are towns that take part in the throwing of toilet bowls for a laugh.

Man comes not from an egg but from an animalcule that is found in male sperm.

Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero?

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to some other European countries - we don't dub anything, so as a kid growing up, always watching English and American movies in their original language really helped.

'The Moon Rabbit' is laying against the bunker, dreaming and thinking about life and dreaming the impossible possible and creating its own true stories.

I've always wanted to be a DJ so I could play the music I love for other people. That feeling hasn't changed, but my sets are always evolving. In terms of tailoring to a specific crowd, certainly I do play differently depending on the situation. It's a different feel, for example, in a small club versus a festival.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

I'm from a little village in the south of Holland where there was nothing to do but watch American movies and television - I grew up with The 'A-Team,' 'Charlie's Angels,' and 'Edward Scissorhands.'

I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, as I am not fully standing behind it.

I like Hindi movies. Although my wife thinks the hero and heroine breaking into a song and dance every five minutes is ridiculous, but I find them entertaining.

There can be crowd issues everywhere in cycling. But it's a good thing for cycling that it's so accessible for spectators. That's why it's so popular - because fans can get close to the road and the race. But you also have to be aware of the dangers.

Relatively many autists are first-born children. There is also a pretty widespread conviction that the parents of autists are somehow different - for instance, many of them are very serious people or people who are themselves under some sort of strain.

We live in an almost perfect stillness and work with incredible urgency.

In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine!'.

We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.

I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.

If Turkish or Moroccan boys misbehave here, it's up to us to re-educate them and, when necessary, to punish them.

One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.

I've tried to work as hard as possible.

Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.

I'm someone who has grown physically at a later age, I was always one of the smallest players.

There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.

Life is a force in its own right. It is a new element. And it has altered the Earth. It covers Earth like a skin.

What I strive for is that everywhere I go, I leave a positive impact.

Well, I already had a YouTube account before I became addicted to makeup.

I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.

I like to take care of myself and know what foods I should be eating.

My stage name has always been 'Armin van Buuren.' When I really started DJ'ing professionally, I already had a few U.K. hits under my belt under the name 'Armin', so I couldn't really change that anymore.

I'd love to play with Ajax against Barcelona.

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.

I think Inter have been very clear: if a good offer comes in, they have to let me go. They don't want to lose me, but there is a chance they will let me go.

I'm good with the ball, I can score.

The wonderful thing about 'Star Trek' is that they're very open to suggestions for scripts and story ideas from the viewers. That's really unique.