Banalized Quotes & Sayings

Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due. — Justinian I

Never be a good prisoner. Not unless you want to collude in your own imprisonment. — Orna Ross

People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection. — Temple Grandin

As in the days of the first Merovingian, who pledged allegiance to the cross because of a victorious battle, today's children of the banalized Enlightenment are likewise meant to burn what they worshipped and worship what they burned. — Peter Sloterdijk

I think a good poem should have some inscrutable part. You can't quite explain it. The poem can only explain itself to a certain limit and at that point you enter into a little bit of mystery. That for me is the perfect poem: to begin in clarity and to end in mystery. — Billy Collins

There's no point in living in an alternate reality. — Jessica Cutler

I'm delighted to be joining INVESCO, an organization that has been growing both in terms of assets under management and the breadth of investment capabilities offered. I see great potential in working with the accomplished investment centers within INVESCO and providing expertise to help develop strategic solutions for our clients. — Diane Garnick

I do," Ellie said, then groaned inwardly. Those were the words that had put her in this position in the first place. — Gerri Russell

There have been times when the church seemed afraid, but she is no longer. Analyze, dissect, use your microscope or your spectrum till the last atom of matter is reached; reflect and refine till the last element of thought is made clear; the church now knows with the certainty of science what she once knew only by the certainty of faith, that you will find enthroned behind all thought and matter only one central idea
that idea which the church has never ceased to embody
I AM! — Henry Adams

There are storms that are frankly theatrical, all sheet lightning and metallic thunder rolls. There are storms that are tropical and sultry, and incline to hot winds and fireballs. But this was a storm of the Circle Sea plains, and its main ambition was to hit the ground with as much rain as possible. It was the kind of storm that suggests that the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic. The thunder and lightning hung around in the background, supplying a sort of chorus, but the rain was the star of the show. It tap-danced across the land. — Terry Pratchett

It's an old - and true - cliche that VCs rarely actually say 'no' - more often they say 'maybe', or 'not right now', or 'my partners aren't sure', or 'that's interesting, let me think about it' — Marc Andreessen

I was depressed. I was just depressed. I did not want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler because I knew of the record. — Joe Greene

God chose to set his love on the Israelites not because of any merit in them but solely because of mercy in him. — David Platt

But what do I know of the minds of these high Christians who say one thing and do another and then refer to their religion as the justification? I — Jacqueline Park

It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything. — Shari Sebbens