792015 Quotes & Sayings

Sheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of farmers and paramedics and regular Americans, I'm kind of the sissy in my family. — Nick Offerman

The reality is that it is mainly a Republican scandal for several reasons. — Larry Noble

To preach biblically means much more than to preach the truth of the Bible accurately. It also means to present that truth the way the biblical writers and speakers presented it. — Zack Eswine

The question then was not what other countries were doing, but why. Why did these countries have this consensus around rigor? In the education superpowers, every child knew the importance of an education. These countries had experienced national failure in recent memory; they knew what an existential crisis felt like. In many U.S. schools, however, the priorities were muddled beyond recognition. Sports were central to American students' lives and school cultures in a way in which they were not in most education superpowers. Exchange students agreed almost universally on this point. Nine out of ten international students I surveyed said that U.S. kids placed a higher priority on sports, and six out of ten American exchange students agreed with them. Even in middle school, other researchers had found, American students spent double the amount of time playing sports as Koreans. — Amanda Ripley

No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others. — Earl Nightingale

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it. — Sophocles

Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great. — Kenny Rogers

Osho's books inspire me to meditate. They give me peace of mind. — Kapil Dev

There are no bad ideas. Only bad executions. — Meinos Kaen

Marriage is between a man and a woman. No group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn't matter what they are. They don't get to change the definition. — Benjamin Carson