Calvetti Company Quotes & Sayings

Galileo probably would have escaped persecution if his discoveries could have been disproved. — Richard Whately

My hope is that a religious consciousness will begin to rise, one based on enhancing humanity, grasping life in all of its complex wonder, having the courage to live fully, to love wastefully and to be all that each of us can be and that it will express itself in our national life in more earth centered, justice enhancing and humane ways. — John Shelby Spong

If you've seen 'Friday Night Lights' - that was just like my town. — Chris Crutcher

The English landscape at its finest - such as I saw this morning - possesses a quality that the landscapes of other nations, however more superficially dramatic, inevitably fail to possess. It is, I believe, a quality that will mark out the English landscape to any objective observer as the most deeply satisfying in the world, and this quality is probably best summed up by the term 'greatness.' — Kazuo Ishiguro

When you come into the world you have nothing ... when you leave you have nothing ... and in between there's the IRS. — Bob Thaves

I wonder if I could make an electric bass. — Leo Fender

The dead know this. They are constantly tying a thread around your ankle. They attach bells to your hair. — Sina Queyras

Thousands die each year because they are uninsured or under-insured. — Jerrold Nadler

I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. — Shirley Maclaine

My life was forever changed the day I realized there was a big difference between having a dream and chasing it. — Steve Maraboli

Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason. — Benjamin Franklin

The swallow's wings popped open, but they flapped awkwardly at the sides of its body like wild oars. And then, as the bird fell with skittering wings, it gave one solid thrum. This slowed its descent, momentarily. It gave another thrum, and another, and then, as if its body remembered what it was supposed to do, the bird began to beat its wings rhythmically. The muscle memory was still within it. It was still losing ground, but it was flapping at least. — Bridget Asher