Quotes from Michael Levine

Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.

Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world's perfect food.

Svet nudi pregršt prilika. Prilike na poslu, u ljubavi, za duhovni razvoj i emocionalnu ispunjenost. Vaša misija je da ostanete stalno budni kako vas prilike ne bi mimoišle.

He's like the kid they use down in Louisiana as alligator bait. They tie him to the end of a rope and he walks out into the swamp. All the kid can do is hope they jerk the rope back in time.

the message being sent out by a broken window-the perception it invites-is that the owener of this building and the people of the community around it don't care if this window is broken: They have given up, and anarchy reigns here. Do as you will, because nobody cares.

Certainly, the perception of the average consumer is a vital part of every business, and if a retailer, service provider, or corporation is sending out signals that its approach is lackadaisical, its methods halfhearted, and its execution indifferent, the business in question could suffer severe-and in some cases, irreparable-losses.

The CIA in its pursuit of intelligence and influence, often courts the same powerful figures [DEA] pursued as criminals . . . and intelligence wins precedence over law enforcement. The highly connected tuxedo-clad criminal is left in place to provide intelligence to the United States—and drugs to its citizens. —James Mills, The Underground Empire

So I had to go to the Marriott," I finished. "You what?" He jumped to his feet as though he'd been hit with a cattle prod. "How could you do this, after everything that happened?

Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.