John Russell Quotes & Sayings

If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace. — John Russell

Why worry about things you have no control over? — John Russell

None of the things I have mentioned can make a foolish man wise or a bad book good. But when they are properly used they remind us that the act of reading is an act of confidence, and almost of conspiracy, between one human being and another. That conspiracy can get nowhere, and that confidence can be betrayed. But if all goes well the reader may put down the book at the end and say what the author - and this author is no exception - most wants to hear:'I learned a lot from your book, but what is more to the point is I had a very good time. — John Russell

The name 'reservation' has a negative connotation among Native Americans - an intern camp of sorts. — John Russell

What makes people the world over stand in line for Van Gogh is not that they will see beautiful pictures but that in an indefinable way they will come away feeling better human beings. And that is exactly what Van Gogh hoped for. — John Russell

Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting. — John Russell