Clamoring Def Quotes & Sayings

You don't need a silver fork to eat good food. — Paul Prudhomme

It's a strange truth that no matter how persuaded we might be of our own correctness, the discomfiting realization that others disagree with us causes a paralyzing inability to argue the case convincingly. — Brittney Ryan

Not by prayers alone will a captive be freed, but by another man's prayers matched by his deeds. — John Kramer

In the dry places, men begin to dream, wrote Wright Morris, who grew up north of here, in Nebraska. Where rivers run sand, something in man begins to flow. I thought I knew exactly what he meant. The sandy beds of dry creeks unfurl evocatively into the beckoning distance, inscribing their faint script over the land. They entice the exploring spirit. — Julene Bair

What do you do when God's logic doesn't line up with yours? When the will of God doesn't add up? When you think you know better or know more than God? — Mark Batterson

Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends. — Immanuel Kant

I keep my eys clear and I hit 'em where they ain't. — Willie Keeler

Jesus Christ represented God as the principle of all good, the source of all happiness, the wise and benevolent Creator and Preserver of all living things. But the interpreters of his doctrines have confounded the good and the evil principle. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

I just believe that if I work hard and do well, who knows what the future holds? — Joaquin Castro

The only advice [for new writers and poets] I can offer is to be yourself: not the self someone else wants you to be, but the self you are. Enjoy yourself and your life. But most of all travel and eat. That's how we learn. — Nikki Giovanni

Though it may seem counter intuitive to our inner perfectionist, recognizing our mistakes as valuable lessons (not failures) helps us lay the groundwork for later success. — Sharon Salzberg

If you can live with the ups and downs, pick yourself up every morning, then there's nothing more gratifying. — Rick Welts

What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed so that by the time most people are mature they have lost their innate capabilities. — R. Buckminster Fuller