Deardorff Sweet Quotes & Sayings

What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason or perhaps the faculty of discourse? But a full-grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as more conversable animal, than an infant of a day or a week or even a month old. But suppose they were otherwise, what would it avail? The question is not, Can they reason?, nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being? The time will come when humanity will extend its mantle over everything which breathes ... — Jeremy Bentham

If governments encourage people to become more spiritual there will be a reduction in healthcare costs. — John Templeton

In Russia, they do not generally block the Internet and directly censor websites. — Rebecca MacKinnon

Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. — William Strunk Jr.

I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style. — Ronnie Wood