Benediction Verses Quotes & Sayings

Speak both in the senate and to every man, whoever he may be, appropriately, not with any affectation: use plain discourse. — Various

Let's all try to conserve water. But it's OK to shower. — Allen Evangelista

There's such a wealth of great music, clothes or whatever. There is so much great stuff out there, that why would you not still be interested if you've grown up in that kind of culture? — Paul Weller

He was teaching the common-law rule against perpetuities, which limits how far into the future a will can control a line of inheritance. — Sonia Sotomayor

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully. — Lee H. Hamilton

Extraordinarily, Heaviside didn't bother to patent his invention. The patent was filed instead by AT&T, which had nothing to do with the discovery but nonetheless went on to become one of the largest corporations in the world thanks in large part to its unrivaled lead in long-distance telephony. — Bill Bryson

Religion and ethics were not always - or even frequently - mutually compatible. The demands of religious absolutism or fundamentalism or rampaging relativism often deflected the worst aspects of contemporary culture or prejudices rather than a system which both man and God could live under with a sense of real justice. — Dan Simmons

An historian should yield himself to his subject, become immersed in the place and period of his choice, standing apart from it now and then for a fresh view. — Samuel Eliot Morison

Leadership experts and the public alike extol the virtues of transformational leaders - those who set out bold objectives and take risks to change the world. We tend to downplay 'transactional' leaders, whose goals are more modest, as mere managers. — Joseph Nye

I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves. — Laozi