Bnd Quotes & Sayings

When I was handed a hammer, my first project was building a three-story tree house. — Ty Pennington

Democracy: a festival of mediocrity. — Emile M. Cioran

Those who serve God with a sad countenance, because they do what is unpleasant to them, are not serving Him at all; — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The construction of the nuclear doomsday machine - and its continued maintenance and development since the mid-twentieth century - is surely one of the most astounding acts of collective insanity in the history of the human species. — Richard L. Currier

I am for relying for internal defense on our militia solely till actual invasion, and for such a naval force only as may protect our coasts and harbors from such depredations as we have experienced; and not for a standing army in time of peace which may overawe the public sentiment; nor for a navy which, by its own expenses and the eternal wars in which it will implicate us, will grind us with public burthens and sink us under them. — Thomas Jefferson

I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not a choice I made. — John M. Ford

None of us would trade freedom of expression for the narrowness of the public censor. America is a free market for people who have something to say, and need not fear to say it. — Hubert H. Humphrey

Girls tend to attribute their failures to factors such as lack of ability, while boys tend to attribute failure to specific factors, including teachers' attitudes. Moreover, girls avoid situations in which failure is likely, whereas boys approach such situations as a challenge, indicating that failure differentially affects self-esteem. — Michael Lewis