Demaray Quotes & Sayings

Don't question what you don't understand unless you're asking questions seeking to understand. — Rob Liano

It is here that we see neoconfucian idealism at its romantic worst, often celebrating its utopian dreams in 'heroic' self-congratulatory verse, while assuming as always that conscientious officials down the line would find a way to live up to the norms set at the top.

Such was the kind of unrealism that allowed many of Kang's [Youwei] best insights to evaporate into the thin air of utopian plans and arcane irrelevancies. — Wm Theodore De Bary

The approach was successful, and Patton did give us a detailed account of his forthcoming battle plans. He said we would first make a hole in the German lines, probably in the western or Lessay sector, and through this hole he would hurl his armor, fanning it out in two great spear-heads, one of which was to go west to Brest and cut off the Brittany peninsula; the other to go east and encircle the German Seventh Army. He said he would be ready to go within two weeks. — Mrs. Patton

A few years ago, (Barack Obama) would have been getting us coffee. — William J. Clinton

Mr. Worthington,
I understand that you do not control Chuck and Jasper.
But you see, I am in a similar situation. I do not control the little devil sitting on my left shoulder. The devil is saying, "PRINT THE PICTURE PRINT THE PICTURE TAPE IT UP ALL OVER SCHOOL DO IT DO IT DO IT." And then on my right shoulder, there is a little tiny white angel. And the angel is saying, "Man, I sure as shit hope all those freshmen get their money bright and early on Monday morning." So do I, little angel. So do I.
Best Wishes,
Your friendly Neighboorhood Nemesis. — John Green

A humble prisoner is more righteous than an arrogant judge. — Matshona Dhliwayo

To quote a noted Jewish humorist, Sholom Aleichem: "First comes health. You can always hang yourself later." As — Bel Kaufman

Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets. — Eugene H. Peterson

As a writer, you sit around a computer all day, and it's too easy to open another tab and keep Rotten Tomatoes there. — Evan Daugherty

More Christians died for their faith at the hands of fellow Christians
than had died before in all the persecutions. — Ramsay MacMullen

I sat down next to her. Took her hand. This can work, I said. All we have to do is try. — Junot Diaz