Contrasts Def Quotes & Sayings

A so-called ideal scheme which does not grow out of reality is definitely and finally not ideal at all. — Michael Oakeshott

Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment. — Evan Esar

In resigning ourselves to our fate without a struggle, we are guilty of inhumanity. — Albert Schweitzer

I bear you my witness that the Savior is closer to us than you have any idea. He will be close to you and the powers divine will be at your side when you have nowhere else to turn. — Harold B. Lee

Christian growth does not involve becoming stronger and stronger, more and more competent every day. It involves becoming more and more aware of how weak and incompetent we are and how strong and competent Jesus was and continues to be for us. — Tullian Tchividjian

If we want to be free [get liberated], don't compete. As long as there is competition, the other person will hide his faults and we will hide ours. — Dada Bhagwan

My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about the future. I'm a firm believer in learning from adversity. Often the worst of times can turn to your advantage - my life is a study of that. — Donald Trump

This guy named Ian that I met at school. He wants to go to the DMV with me."
She hands me a plate to dry. "Well, there's true love."
I snort. — Carrie Jones

All I could do is look down the barrel of the gun and think about my kids who were shot," said Johnson, who filed a citizen's complaint with the CHP in December. "I didn't know he was a police (officer). Never once did he say he was or show a badge. All he said was, 'get back,' with his gun out." In a response to Johnson's complaint, a CHP captain wrote to Johnson: "The California Highway Patrol maintains the highest level of expectations from our employees. I hope that if you should have any future contact with a member of this department it will be under more favorable circumstances. — Anonymous

I'm just not entirely sure how to gauge the faddiness of the Internet. — Audrey MacLean