Billie Proudman Quotes & Sayings

Politics is rather the creation of the best possible polity out of the deep inner needs of its citizenry - who are only some of its members. — Mark Kingwell

The more that all of the external things began to materialize, the less the internal things began to crystallize. — Mike Huckabee

In dealing with many words and different cultures every day, I have come to realize that the essence of life can be reduced to the magic of three sentences, in the order of their strength: "I apologize", "I love you", "Hi". The use and the meaning you replenish them with become the mirror of yourself, eventually of an entire humanity. (Soar) — Soar

I don't know why, but the Bible always seems to come to me in my time of need, even with the exact words. — Rochunga Pudaite

Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it. — Kevin Whately

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete. — Lao-Tzu

The only really fatal element in defeat is the resolution not to try again. — John Henry Jowett

First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life. What justifies the rights is not that they maximize the general welfare or otherwise promote the good, but rather that they comprise a fair framework within which individuals and groups can choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others. — Michael J. Sandel

The smile kindles in his dark eyes before it reaches his mouth. With a wonder that actually steals my breath, I watch its genesis like a mini-sunrise lighting his whole face. — Ann Aguirre

Oh, Mankind, rejoice in the apathy of our Creator, for it makes us free and truthful and dignified at last. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

The poet knows that he speaks adequately, then, only when he speaks somewhat wildly. — Ralph Waldo Emerson