Asmussen Associates Quotes & Sayings

The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing. — Benjamin Carson

Pending catastrophe is not an easy notion to entertain, much less sustain. Americans, moreover, have a low tolerance for doom and gloom. We are the nation of optimism, after all. We elect leaders who promise hope and change. We are the shining city on a hill. But what happens when the lights go out? — Kathleen Parker

She could see the words Calvin Klein against the brown hair on the small of his back and it occurred to her that this was probably not at all what Calvin Klein had in mind. — David Nicholls

Like the swimming rats in Richter's experiment, we can survive for only so long without solid ground beneath our feet; if the choices aren't real, sooner or later we will go under. It's important, therefore, that we examine our assumptions about choice and that we openly discuss how, when and why it falls short. — Sheena Iyengar

Traditionally, I have responded to the transcendent mystics of all religions. I have always responded with breathless excitement to anyone who has ever said that God does not live in a dogmatic scripture or in a distant throne in the sky, but instead abides very close to us indeed- much closer than we can imagine, breathing right through our own hearts. — Elizabeth Gilbert

I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks. — Florence Henderson

The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good. — Magic Johnson

People today find real debate about actual topics difficult, and much prefer the parody of debate which consists of giving a dog a bad name and then beating him for it, and lashing out, too, at anyone who associates with the dog you happen to be beating at the time. — N. T. Wright

Relax and you will do anything better, even high intensity activities or stressful situations. — Ben Tolosa

I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again. — Iain Banks

I've always been curious about how much of our cultural baggage we bring to what and how we read. I suspect we bring a lot, although we like to think we don't. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We are the spirit, the collective conscience. We create the pain, and suffering, and beauty in this world. — Tracy Chapman