Top 1195 Quotes & Sayings by Italian Authors - Page 11

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Leaving the euro was never up for discussion. It is not up for discussion.

After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.

Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.

For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?

Now between '45 and '48, things would change enormously, 'cos we'd had credit in United States, credit from the Bank of America, credit from the Import-Export Bank and people had started working again.

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.

Chelsea is where I had the best satisfaction of all, where I was treated the best. This is a special place.

Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.

If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

People online will tell you what they really think - there's no diplomacy. They're honest; it's good to have the feedback immediately.

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

A tourist follows a trail; a mountaineer finds one.

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was watching.

In order that punishment should not be an act of violence perpetrated by one or many upon a private citizen, it is essential that it should be public, speedy, necessary, the minimum possible in the given circumstances, proportionate to the crime, and determined by the law.

I am still learning.

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

My grandmother Rosita, my mother Angela and I have probably got different styles but we have very similar tastes. For example, I don't find it hard to use colours or wear knits, since it's something that comes to me naturally.

The blush is beautiful, but it is sometimes convenient.

The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace.

Our knowledge and all of our ideas are mutually connected; the more complicated they are, the more numerous must be the roads that lead to them and depart from them.

The art of the compromise, which was the art of politics, is no longer valid. Compromise needs to be between citizens, not between Republicans and Democrats.

I want to come across as a positive person.

I try to go to the gym three to four times a week and mix it up with yoga or a personal trainer.

We set ourselves a limit and cut characters which weren't so vital.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

The best art is on the street.

Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid.

Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

I am not a newcomer, you know, so I want to be judged for what I did when I was prime minister last time in Italy and president of the European Commission for more than five years.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.

Sure, it is true that none of us is Superman. But when we stand together, we can achieve anything.

It was he who impressed, time and again, the necessity of singing as nature intended, and - I remember - he constantly warned, don't let the public know that you work. So I went slowly. I never forced the voice.

I remember when I was very young, I had a fever - a long rheumatic fever in bed for four months. And in the days, I stayed alone with the maid. I only had my father's books with me. They were fantasy books about ghosts, and also books by Edgar Allen Poe that made a forever impression on me.

We want to win because we are hungry for success.

Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour.

The highest-quality protein in nature is whey.

In TV, sometimes you get lost in the fog of the scene, and when you're working with such good actors, they can bring you into the scene.

The trust the BMW family puts in me means a lot to me.

Any time not spent on love is wasted.

There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.

Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused.

St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.

Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation.

I would never make fun of anyone who is obviously disabled who cannot defend himself, like Donald Trump.

Many are ready, when listening to the inventor, to belittle and deny his achievements so that he will no longer be heard in honourable places, but after some months or a year, they use the inventor's words in speech or writing or design.

Marriage is the tomb of love.

The best sheep breeders are in Australia and New Zealand.

Sometimes you don't have the time to prepare yourself for looking good in front of the mirror with what you're wearing. And then when you go to work or go out, you don't like it. I spend a lot of time preparing.

One of the ideas that was developed at MIT in a workshop was, imagine this pipe, and you've got valves, solenoid valves, taps, opening and closing. You create like a water curtain with pixels made of water. If those pixels fall, you can write on it: you can show patterns, images, text.

I design for the working girl.

What the canons of beauty transmit is an idea of taking care of yourself. Eating well, living healthily, doing sports. It's a way to highlight the natural beauty in each of us. The natural body that all of us are born with.

The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.