8d Report Quotes & Sayings

If a man's patience is stronger than his whims and desires, then he is like an angel, but if his whims and desires are stronger than his patience, then he is like a devil. If his desire for food, drink and sex is stronger than his patience, then he is no better than an animal. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

The American people are not cowardly. But, living in prosperous isolation, they have been the spoiled children of modern history. — Herman Wouk

Somebody who doesn't care if they live or die is the most dangerous human being on earth. — Ron Perlman

Not just in America. When I left my primary school, my father said, 'Son, you are now a man,' then he gave me a scented candle and told me how babies are made." Vik fought to keep his lips from twitching. — S.J. Kincaid

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance. — Bennett Cerf

Day and Night
The night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing. — Idries Shah

We have become ninety-nine percent money mad. The method of living at home modestly and within our income, laying a little by systematically for the proverbial rainy day which is due to come, can almost be listed among the lost arts. — George Washington Carver

When you are alone, even the quiet is full of monsters — Claire North

It's hard to be a No. 1 when you're not even No. 1 on your team. — Adam Wainwright

What hypocrites are we as caretakers of the Earth? We profess to love Mother Nature in one voice and pollute her gardens in the next. When man does not commit his love for her, his heart becomes harden while ignoring his responsibilities to her. — Patricia H. Graham

Oh no. I got a customer service person from another country. — Jon Jones

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street. — E.B. White