“Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, ei...” — Marcus Tullius Cicero Quote

“Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.”

“The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.”

“What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.”

“In 'Saami,' I take a poor dhobi's son for admission to a private school. The principal refuses for various reasons and finally he points to the boy's bare body. Immediately, I tear the furnishings off the office chair to convert them into clothes for the boy.”

“The automatic bread maker is not as good as breads made by hand, but waking up to the smell of fresh bread is worth the price of admission. We use it for fresh cinnamon raisin toast - mmmmmmm!”

“Like so much in Singapore, admission to the Marina Bay's casino is hierarchical: Free for anyone with an international passport, costly for locals, off-limits to migrant workers altogether.”