Berhorst Iowa Quotes & Sayings

As we come to know God better, we will also find it easier to know, follow, and accept His will for our life. — Elizabeth George

I don't know what the hell I'm doing here. I'm 237 years old, I should be collecting social security. — Woody Allen

You're innocent when you dream. — Tom Waits

Ethical progress is the only cure for the damage done by scientific progress. — Freeman Dyson

There is no such thing as realistic dialogue. If you [simply recorded] the real conversation of any people and played it back from the stage, it would be impossible to listen to. It would be redundant ... The good dialogue writer is the one who can give you the impression of real speech. — Joseph L. Mankiewicz

...and who's to say what would have been for the best? You only found out afterwards, when it was too late. — Julian Barnes

Scientific monitoring is going to be terrifically important, because whatever steps we take ... we will have to monitor those steps in order to know if they're actually working. — Naomi Oreskes

Historians usually focus their attention on the past of countries that still exist, writing hundreds and thousands of books on British history, French history, German history, Russian history, American history, Chinese history, Indian history, Brazilian history or whatever. Whether consciously or not, they are seeking the roots of the present, thereby putting themselves in danger of reading history backwards. As soon as great powers arise, whether the United States in the twentieth century or China in the twenty-first, the call goes out for offerings on American History or Chinese History, and siren voices sing that today's important countries are also those whose past is most deserving of examination, that a more comprehensive spectrum of historical knowledge can be safely ignored. — Norman Davies

Water is the key to dealing with the twin challenges of poverty and growth. — Sunita Narain

By now, the camouflage had become my skin. My friends wouldn't want to know. Who would want to know? I certainly didn't want to know. All I wanted was to hold my assumptions to the light, and to watch them sparkle in their facets, as all sham gemstones do. — Darin Strauss

Come back to me." It wasn't a plea. It was an offering. Andy finally looked at her, reminding her of the night she'd found Andy sitting on the floor in the dark. That night her eyes had been guarded, closed. Now they were alive, hiding nothing. Kate could see everything; every thought, every fear, every suppressed desire in those piercing, beautiful grey eyes. — Jessica L. Webb