Detested Crossword Quotes & Sayings

God gives abilities, talents and gifts to help you get established in your territory. — Sunday Adelaja

The preacher must be a serious man; he must never give the impression that preaching is something light or superficial or trivial. — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

I have always found it interesting ... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery. — Tom Lehrer

From the 1920s into the 1940s, Britain's standard of living was supported by oil from Iran. British cars, trucks, and buses ran on cheap Iranian oil. Factories throughout Britain were fueled by oil from Iran. The Royal Navy, which projected British power all over the world, powered its ships with Iranian oil. — Stephen Kinzer

Scientific theories never dictate human values, but they can often cast new light on ethical issues. From a sexual selection viewpoint, moral philosophy and political theory have mostly been attempts to shift male human sexual competitiveness from physical violence to the peaceful accumulation of wealth and status. The rights to life, liberty, and property are cultural inventions that function, in part, to keep males from killing and stealing from one another while they compete to attract sexual partners. — Geoffrey Miller

Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich get humongous mortgage interest deductions while renters get no deduction at all. — Robert Reich

Harry nearly prayed it wasn't one of her friends who smelled like the beach and books and brine. He inhaled when they stopped for the light, and was simultaneously relieved and agitated to realize, no, it was her. — Paullina Simons

Melancholy betrays the world for the sake of knowledge. But in its tenacious self-absorption it embraces dead objects in its contemplation, in order to redeem them — Walter Benjamin

Tell her how much all the little things she does all year long that seem to go unnoticed really mean to you." With a $2.59 card. Mother's Day is built on that idea. — Shonda Rhimes

That's okay," he said, squeezing my hand tighter. "I just hoped you'd show up." "I know why." I cackled, reaching behind me and giving Ian a quick smack on the abdomen. "You want me to leash my dog." "No, I - " "Fuck you, M," Ian said — Mary Calmes

I remember listening to 'Maniac' and running around and thinking I'm going to be somebody someday. — Maria Bello

First you have nothing, and then, astonishingly, after ripping out your brain and your heart and betraying your friends and ex-lovers and dreaming like a zombie over the page till you can't see or hear or smell or taste, you have something. — T.C. Boyle

I think possibilities often come unexpectedly, and what you do with them, how much you're willing to risk for them, can change your life and make it more than you ever imagined it could be. You — J.D. Robb

The intersection of political analysis and Internet theory is a busy crossroad of cliche, where familiar rhetorical vehicles - decentralized authority, emergent leadership, empowered grass roots - create a ceaseless buzz. — Gary Wolf