Alsace Township Quotes & Sayings

I am thinking by what long discipline and at what cost a man learns to speak simply at last. — Henry David Thoreau

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs. — Joe Torre

We cannot force others to behave differently if they disagree with us. But if we change what we are saying or doing, they may respond differently. — Nabil N. Jamal

Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it. — Florence Nightingale

Natural things are glorious, and to know them is glorious. — Thomas Traherne

It is very clear from the historical record that without British help neither Wahhabism nor the House of Saud would be in existence today. Wahhabism is a British-inspired fundamentalist movement in Islam. Through its defense of the House of Saud, the US also supports Wahhabism directly and indirectly regardless of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Wahhabism is violent, right wing, ultra-conservative, rigid, extremist, reactionary, sexist, and intolerant ... — Andre Vltchek

Why do you love it? I had a sense that I would enjoy her answer. I knew it would be unexpected and unique. Everything about her was unexpected and unique. She was my bright light of eccentricity in a very predictable and ordinary world. She made everything new and interesting or funny. — Penny Reid

Fasting and feasting are universal human responses, and any meal, shared with love, can be an agape. — Elise M. Boulding

I graduated in 2009, which - if you think back to where the economy was at that time - was an interesting time to graduate. — Ryan Lewis

You could call a people primitive, if you chose to judge them by how big their homes were, or how the managed to defend themselves, without studying their knowledge, or asking how they viewed the world; but what would that say about you? — Adam Centurione

What I believe to be every Australian's right - a good, safe job with proper pay and conditions. — Bill Shorten

I have complete artistic control, and I just do my best album every time and trust it to fate. — Susannah McCorkle

West Virginia is among the nation's leaders in military service, in killed in action, in medals for valor. — Rick Bragg

A Mormon told me that they don't drink coffee. I said, "A cup of coffee every day gives you wonderful benefits." He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well, it keeps you from being Mormon ... " — Emo Philips

Stop giving energy to the things you don't want. — Wayne Dyer