Carnivale Babylon Quotes & Sayings

Suffering so unbolts the door of the heart, that the Word hath easier entrance. — Richard Baxter

One reason punishment doesn't usually work is that it does not coincide with the undesirable behavior; it occurs afterward, and sometimes, as in courts of law, long afterward. The subject therefore may not connect the punishment to his or her previous deeds; animals never do, and people often fail to. If a finger fell off every time someone stole something, or if cars burst into flames when they were parked illegally, I expect stolen property and parking tickets would be nearly nonexistent. — Karen Pryor

You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions. — Harri Holkeri

Here we must examine the classical understanding of happiness proclaimed by Moses, Solomon, Jesus, Aristotle, Plato, the church fathers and medieval theologians, and many more - the understanding that has recently been replaced by "pleasurable satisfaction." According to the ancients, happiness is a life well lived, a life of virtue and character, a life that manifests wisdom, kindness, and goodness. — J.P. Moreland

You think the two of us and a slummy motel make for a dangerous combination? — Becca Fitzpatrick

The greatest religions convert the world through stories. — Ben Okri

First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports. — Dominique Wilkins

Grammar is the greatest joy in life, don't you find? — Lemony Snicket

I cannot live without love. Love is at the root of my being. — Anais Nin

Life just doesn't care about our aspirations, or sadness. It's often random, and it's often stupid and it's often completely unexpected, and the closures and the epiphanies and revelations we end up receiving from life, begrudgingly, rarely turn out to be the ones we thought. — Khaled Hosseini