21 Gun Salute Quotes & Sayings

An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected. — A.P. Herbert

You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation. — Ray Mears

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception. — James Thurber

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. — John Locke

What are the liberal arts and sciences? They are simply fields in which knowledge is pursued disinterestedly - that is, without regard to political, economic, or practical benefit. Disinterestedness doesn't mean that the professor is equally open to any view. Professors are hired because they have views about their subjects, views that exclude opposing or alternative views. Disinterestedness just means that whatever views a professor does hold, they have been arrived at unconstrained, or as unconstrained as possible, by anything except the requirement of honesty. — Louis Menand

Every temptation comes with a choice. — Michael Bassey Johnson

Through the ballot, we can defend our democracy from the threat of dictatorship, — Joseph Estrada

In the U.K., the history of regulation, certainly regulation of the media, is one in which, time and again, successive governments lacked the 'bottle' to enforce the powers that were available to them. — David Puttnam

There's so much that I like about Pittsburgh, actually. The cultural district and museums are wonderful, and I encourage everyone to check them out. And the food is excellent, too! — Troy Polamalu

We read literature for a number of reasons, but two of the most compelling ones are to get out of ourselves and our own life stories and - especially important - to find ourselves by understanding our own life stories more clearly in the context of others. — Maureen Corrigan

The discovery that it is in our power to change our lives by the thoughts we think is the first step toward spiritual mastery. — Alice Hegan Rice

What is the fire in our belly but the eternal flame of a thousand ancestors. — Robert Breault