Mission San Carlos

Famous quotes containing the words mission, san and/or carlos:

    “Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.”
    —Umberto Eco (b. 1932)

    “Today, San Francisco has experienced a double tragedy of incredible proportions. As acting mayor, I order an immediate state of mourning in our city. The city and county of San Francisco must and will pull itself together at this time. We will carry on as best as we possibly can.... I think we all have to share the same sense of shame and the same sense of outrage.”
    —Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933)

    “Their time past, pulled down
    cracked and flung to the fire
    Mgo up in a roar

    All recognition lost, burnt clean
    clean in the flame, the green
    dispersed,”
    —William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)