Ameritas Life Quotes & Sayings

Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have. — Dean Koontz

Another book gives the illusion of scientific precision by working out this reasoning in a mathematical formula using a "Mental Performance Ratio (MPR), — Kenneth L. Higbee

The danger of pride
I see increasingly how difficult it is to exercise authority in a community. We are so inclined to want authority for the honour, prestige and admiration that comes with it. Inside each of us is a little tyrant who wants power and the associated prestige, who wants to dominate, to be superior and to control. We are frightened of criticism. We feel we are the only ones to see the truth - and that, sometimes, in the name of God ... So the community becomes 'our' project.
... And Christians can sometimes hide these tendencies behind a mask of virtue, doing what they do for 'good' reasons. There is nothing more terrible than a tyrant using religion as his or her cover. I know my own tendencies toward this and I have to struggle against them constantly. — Jean Vanier

Something has changed, and now, when I look at my students, I see only people who are going to eat up my time. — David Sedaris

The thing that I really want to try and do is just live my life really openly and honestly. I think there's so much power in that, as simple as it is. — Troye Sivan

Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained. — Adam Clarke

I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid for it. — Rooney Mara

In my family, we seem to have a tortured history of not saying what we ought to and not meaning what we do. — Jodi Picoult

What I lack in brilliance, I more than make up for in glitter — Josh Stern

Never underestimate the human capacity for stupid, illogical, and petty behaviour. — Raymond E. Feist