Cleanthony Quotes & Sayings

But now that I view the scene in retrospect I see it as a very gentle and firm deportation, taking me from the country of the well across the stark frontier that marks off the land of malady. — Christopher Hitchens

Military action is never the first thing that you jump to. You always look at other possibilities, including economic sanctions, tightening the screws. — Benjamin Carson

Any room in our house at any time in the day was there to read in or to be read to. — Eudora Welty

The Athenians were one of the most eminently practical people in history, and they made the most practical argument they could with the Melians: When you are weaker, there is nothing to be gained by fighting a useless fight. No one comes to help the weak - by doing so they would only put themselves in jeopardy. The weak are alone and must submit. Fighting gives you nothing to gain but martyrdom, and in the process a lot of people who do not believe in your cause will die. — Robert Greene

Dreams are the inner perceptions and realizations that require goal oriented actions and persistence. — Debasish Mridha

I was looking for a new challenge and got an interest in trying to make a difference for families. You become more aware of how important families are. They are the key institution in our culture. The reason I got into politics was to try to make a difference for that key institution, whether it was tax policy, education policy, or whatever. — Jim Jordan

Sacrifice, by its nature, was predicated on giving, not receiving. — Kate Atkinson

When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with? — Rita Rudner

I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence. — C.S. Lewis