Bushkovitch Quotes & Sayings

When the code of laws is once fixed, it should be observed in the literal sense, and nothing more is left to the judge than to determine whether an action is or is not conformable to the written law. — Cesare Beccaria

Be humbler about what [you] know, more confident about what's possible, and less afraid of things that don't matter. — Tim Urban

A real man has no tougher judge than himself. — James Grippando

Without the reference points of pleasure and pain, people invent imaginary and abstract standards for ethics that are divorced from reality and generate vast amounts of unnecessary suffering. Pleasure is the only real ethical guide. It returns our conversations about ethics to the natural context where these conversations belong: the well-being of sentient beings. — Hiram Crespo

Surely the vogue of those twisted and contorted human figures must be as short as it is artificial. — Harriet Monroe

The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic. — Ric Keller

Closing my eyes, I find green mountains and pure water within my own heart. Silently sitting alone and drinking tea, I feel these become a part of me. — Soshitsu Sen XV

I've decided to retreat to the spirit world where I feel appreciated and understood. — Dov Davidoff

Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw the stars. — Dale Carnegie

Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work hard on your job you can make a living, but if you work hard on yourself you'll make a fortune. — Jim Rohn

I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now. — Nikki Reed

Ireland was a different place after the famine. The population was drastically reduced - an island of 8.2 million people in 1841 was reduced to 6 million in 1851. At least 1 million of those people had died. The rest fled the country, hoping for a new life in another land. — Ryan Hackney

There's been a lot of times that I thought I'd never work again; I was really bummed out. — Chris Messina

I always sit through the credits. I am always the last one out of any theater. I even make a point of being last. I stay in my seat until everyone else has shuffled past. Then I turn my back, too, on the comforting dark. — Ron Koertge