Mika Waltari Quotes

So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.

Mika Waltari

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: finnish
  • Birth: September 19, 1908 - August 26, 1979

Topics

LearningFutureTodayHopeHeart

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

Jim Rash

FeelComfortableWorkingFarI Feel

This marched was planned to be non violent and non confrontational, and gladly it stayed that way. What really impressed me was the self discipline of the Black Block.

John Blair

DisciplineMeBlackSelfWayBlock

We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.

Angus Young

LongStartedGoingOvernightKnew

I remember my first meeting with my management team when I became Indonesia's Minister of Finance. I was the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that job. Everybody else in the room was male. I knew then that I had to work harder than any man to prove to them that I was capable.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

WorkJobWomanManFinanceTeam

William Dalrymple called me a war junkie in his silly book. No, I don't have a desire for it. I'm appalled and infuriated by it.

Robert Fisk

WarMeBookSillyDesireHis

When my father was posted to Malaysia, we'd take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers.

Rory Stewart

FatherSailDownJungleGoBamboo

I am a firm believer that you can make a difference in someone's life - whether they're thousands of miles away, or on your own block.

Michelle Monaghan

LifeI AmMake A DifferenceSomeone

My thoughts, my feelings, my spirit, they are all in Spanish.

Juan Gabriel

ThoughtsFeelingsSpiritSpanish

I wasn't ready to be a dog's mother! Trust me, I'm completely unfit and irresponsible. I'm a comic that travels 48 weeks a year, but I make it work, so you can, too.

Lisa Lampanelli

WorkDogMotherTrustMeYear

I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.

Johnny Mathis

PeopleLuckyLongevityReasonJust

I'm not a partisan.

Douglas Brinkley

Partisan

I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs.

Chris O'Dowd

OpportunityTimePeopleStartSaying

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