Coplen Banks Quotes & Sayings

If you don't have dreams, how do you maneuver reality? Where do you get the ideas to change reality if not from dreams? — Yann Martel

It's so quiet and peaceful out here I'm getting bored with breathing. Maybe we'll get lucky and the world will go to Hell again. Fingers crossed. — Richard Kadrey

Manage by exception.Only require reporting when there is a deviation from the plan. — Brian Tracy

I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods. — Flora Thompson

I got a letter from the IRS. Apparently I owe them $800. So I sent them a letter back. I said, If you'll remember, I fastened my return with a paper clip, which according to your very own latest government pentagon spending figures will more than make up for the difference. — Emo Philips

Can a sinner be turned into a saint? Can a twisted life be made right? There is only one appropriate answer - "O Lord God, You know" (37:3). Never forge ahead with your religious common sense and say, "Oh, yes, with just a little more Bible reading, devotional time, and prayer, I see how it can be done. — Oswald Chambers

There is no memory or retentive faculty based on lasting impression. What we designate as memory is but increased responsiveness to repeated stimuli. — Nikola Tesla

Silence is like a flame, you see? — Marcel Marceau

Poetry is the outcome of emotions recollected in tranquility. — William Wordsworth

It's not enough to quote someone; it's important to specify what aspect of that person you're referencing. Every time we talk about someone, we speak of that person as if our perception is the same for everyone. When — Alejandro Jodorowsky

The man who speaks an injurious truth lest his soul be not saved if he do otherwise, should reflect that that sort of a soul is not strictly worth saving. The — Mark Twain

President Bush says we've turned the corner in Iraq. What is that, about 16 corners we've turned? I think they call that running in circles. — Will Durst

Lucy Green couldn't stop reading. She was a secret reader ... — Alice Hoffman