Charles Swinney Quotes & Sayings

The seeds of violence are sown early in life. — Betsy McAlister Groves

When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed. — Quincy Jones

For the Jesus Revolutionaries, the answer was clear: Jesus would not be out waging "preventative" wars. Jesus would not be withholding medicine from people who could not afford it. Jesus would not cast stones at people of races, sexual orientatons, or genders other than His own. Jesus would not condone the failing, viperous, scandalplagued hierarchy of some churches. Jesus would welcome everyone to his his table. He would love them, and he would find peace. — David Levithan

In Italy, for the same price as a typical British hamburger meal including sweet, a builder's labourer could eat like a king - rather better in fact, because pasta dishes gain from being kept simple. — Clive James

I don't have a spiritual bone in my body; but what I am, is religious. — Julie Burchill

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders. — Demosthenes

Yeah, I was a florist. I went to floristry school. — Lily Allen

Artists say that paintings are never done. I sort of feel the same way about music. I would never say something is perfect. There are performances that can generate a lot of emotion in me when I hear them, but I can't say if anything is perfect. — Jimmy Page

Lewis is like a gateway, making the riches of Deep Church more accessible. — Alister E. McGrath

Eventually the dollar won't always rule. Eventually there will be a challenge to the United States and it will have to be like other countries that are a bit concerned about their currency, and then have to ratchet back in order to - right, in order to sustain. We just haven't reached that point yet. — Amity Shlaes

If athletes could think of SM as sports, they'd understand the acceptance of pain, but they'd always want to know who was winning. — Joseph W. Bean

Before children, even the most cynical people throw down their usual masks and become capable of feeling the purity and love which all human beings seek. — Sun Myung Moon

I was a tourist in a bizarre land. I was home. — Rabih Alameddine

Sure, I saw enlisted men everyday, but once they donned their uniforms and committed their lives, they became a mirage. The minute you approached them, you knew they would disappear bit by bit until the only thing left was a memory. — Kathryn Miller Haines