Demonstrated Thesaurus Quotes & Sayings

Games have no other purpose than to please. — Jesse Schell

Wikipedia flourished partly because it was a shrine to altruism. — Nicholson Baker

I find that the great majority of public servants across the entire political spectrum come because they believe in the United States and they want to change the world. — Condoleezza Rice

Largely excluded from the white masculine political sphere, black male scholars established intellectual organizations where they could not only distance themselves from women but also perform a masculinity parallel to that established by white male scholars. — Deborah Gray White

An error in the doctrine of God will have inevitable consequences in the sphere of action, of moral behaviour, of the polity of the Church, and of basic culture and social organization. A change in the doctrine of the Trinity in either of these directions cannot help but have political consequences.

Farrell, commenting on Nazianzen's connection between Trinity and Holy Monarchy — Joseph P. Farrell

In my opinion, children should be seen and not heard. I'm an adult, so it follows that I should be heard and not seen. That's why I work exclusively over the intercom. — Lemony Snicket

I like to think that birds do not die, they simply fly away to heaven when their time here on earth is up — Ella Clem

A dog gets lonesome just like a human. He wants to associate with other dogs, but when they take him out, the poor dog is on a leash and cannot run around. — Langston Hughes

We'll get you another day," Gavriel said, with such odd sincerity that she had to smile. — Holly Black

It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues,
Which moves the world. — Thiruvalluvar

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay. — Jeb Bush

Once upon a time, I was a workaholic clocking more than 80 hours per week. That changed after I began to write. I now work only around 35 hours per week. I do not work on weekends because these are the days that I use for research as well as for my writing. — Ashwin Sanghi

Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape. — Frank Moore Colby

I'm just an actor. It's the way the script is written, and it's easy. I don't have think about it. When you receive the script, you know pretty well how to play it, apart from little technicalities like the accent. — Anthony Hopkins

I've always believed God has a certain purpose for all of us, and once we fulfill that purpose, He calls us home. — Jen Turano