Ankrum Institute Quotes & Sayings

[n regard to Jesus believing himself inspired]
This belief carried no more personal imputation than the belief of Socrates that he was under the care and admonition of a guardian demon. And how many of our wisest men still believe in the reality of these inspirations while perfectly sane on all other subjects (Works, Vol. iv, p. 327). — Thomas Jefferson

I would love to do a serious period drama. Oh, absolutely. I mean, you'll find most comedians want to do more serious stuff, most musicians want to be comedians, and most serious actors want to be musicians. — Amy Poehler

Characterization in a play is like a blank check which the dramatist accords to the actor for him to fill in. — Thornton Wilder

She saw death as just another wedding she wasn't invited to. — Jess Walter

She frowned at him. "Not every man thinks constantly of... of..."
Darach grinned. "Aye, they do, demoiselle. Every man, from the time he is about ten until the day he dies, thinks frequently of that. — Shelly Thacker

You build your reality from the desires and thoughts that you focused upon. — Steven Redhead

I'm playing; I'm here. I'm going to fight until they tell me they don't want me anymore. — Steve Nash

The American way is to criticize and debate openly, not to accept unthinkingly the doings of government officials of this or any other country. — Michael Parenti

What I'm suggesting then is that much of our response to novels may have to do with the kind of "system" or "conversation" we grew up in and within which we had to find a position and establish an identity. — Tim Parks

I'm not of the opinion that the next logical step for a book is for it to be made into a film. — Jasper Fforde

All the impoverishing effects of socialism are with us in the U.S.: reduced levels of investment and saving, the misallocation of resources, the overutilization and vandalization of factors of production, and the inferior quality of products and services. — Hans-Hermann Hoppe

And the trees were so glad to have the children back again that they had covered themselves with blossoms, and were waving their arms gently above the children's heads. — Oscar Wilde

Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals. — Robert Pozen