Book Leavings Quotes & Sayings

[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians ... bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm ... — Jesse Ventura

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men. — Thomas Huxley

For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop. — Itzhak Perlman

How can stars shine facing your brightness if your beauty overwhelms them? — Cyci Cade

If we look at our history with honesty and clarity we will be forced to admit that our federal form of government has been, from the day of its birth, weakened in integrity, confused and confounded in its direction, by the unresolved race question. It is as if a political thalidomide drug taken during pregnancy caused the birth of a crippled nation. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Life is a journey for us all. We all face trials. We all have ups and downs. All of us are human. But we are also the masters of our fate. We are the ones who decide how we are going to react to life. — Elizabeth Smart

We embrace two-legged beings, and can warm to four-legged beings, too, but for most people, six legs is pushing it. Most don't need multi-eyed, antennaed face time. — Diane Ackerman

No one can make you feel low unless you allow them to. You're not stupid, Alix. And you're very beautiful. I just thought you should know that. (Devyn) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Don't run

Stop holding your tongue — Sara Bareilles

What is your assurance of salvation? The promise of God's Word. If God says it, that settles it, because God cannot lie. You can trust the promise of God's Word. — Rick Warren

The hunter who accepts the sporting code of ethics keeps his commandments in the greatest solitude, with no witness or audience other than the sharp peaks of the mountain, the roaming cloud, the stern oak, the trembling juniper, and the passing animal. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

There's no need to inundate the world with books and language. It's just too full already. There's so much rubbish hiding in the world. But as long as I think I can do something inventive and insightful, then I'll keep doing it. — Robert Coover