Abu Bakr Shibli Quotes & Sayings

Compromise does not satisfy, but dissatisfies everybody; it does not lead to any general fulfillment, but to general frustration; those who try to become everything to all people end up by not being anything to anyone. — Ayn Rand

Given eternity in which to work, everyone would eventually stumble into the abyss, just as all matter would eventually be swallowed by black holes. — Roger Williams

they've put a price on my head because, like all governments who buy brains, they like to limit what the brains are used for. — Marion Zimmer Bradley

And I wondered if he knew how well, how naturally he led. Was it, in the end, so different leading men? Was it not much the same - picking out the trail, deciding the safest way, strengthening the unsure step with words of encouragement, guiding, going ahead, but not too far ahead - was not trailcraft much the same as kingcraft? — Stephen R. Lawhead

I think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it. — Rufus Wainwright