Bersimpuh Ke Quotes & Sayings

And why does England thus persecute the votaries of her science? Why does she depress them to the level of her hewers of wood and her drawers of water? Is it because science flatters no courtier, mingles in no political strife? ... Can we behold unmoved the science of England, the vital principle of her arts, struggling for existence, the meek and unarmed victim of political strife?
[Reviewing Charles Babbage's Book, Reflections on the Decline of Science in England (1830)] — David Brewster

Be Like The Phoenix. From The Midst Of Your Ashes ... Get Up And Rise Again! — Timothy Pina

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. — George Bernard Shaw

Our grief is not a cry for war.
"That's how New Yorkers feel," the driver said. "They know what bombing looks like, and they know the hell it is. But outside New York, people will feel guilty because they weren't here. They'll be yelling for revenge out of guilt and ignorance. Sure, we all want to catch the criminals, but only people who weren't in New York will want to bomb another country and repeat what happened here. — Gloria Steinem

They seem to have moved from total opposition to total subservience. — John Major

If God gives you an assignment, He will also supply the strength to carry it
Out — Sunday Adelaja

Economy is a way of spending money without getting any pleasure out of it. — Armand Salacrou

It wasn't a basic need, like a need for water
when I'm thirsty or a need for food when I'm
hungry. It was an insatiable need for relief. Relief
from the want and desire that had been pent up for
so long.
I never realized how powerful desire could be.
It consumes every part of you, enhancing your
senses by a million. When you're in the moment, it
enhances your sense of sight, and all you can do is
focus on the person in front of you. — Colleen Hoover

Telling the truth can be a dirty job. — Francesca Marciano

Protecting children and vulnerable workers abroad is a part of our overall efforts here at the Department of Labor. — Hilda Solis

I have had the hardihood to say that Swaraj could not be granted even by God. — Mahatma Gandhi