C. S. Lewis Quotes
Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why the little decisions we make every day are of infinite importance.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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Cerrone, he's a very good Muay Thai guy, very long.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
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It was OK, us being Reds during the war, because we were all on the same side. But then the Cold War started. Almost overnight we became enemies of people who were close friends - they crossed the street to avoid us.
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When I started as a young chef, I was Italian, and I was a woman, and everyone else in New York was French and a man.
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.
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I have so much respect for policy makers and diplomats, but I could never be a politician because of the way they dress!
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I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.
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Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why the little decisions we make every day are of infinite importance.
