Dettmann Center Quotes & Sayings

No one seeing a beautifully elaborated lyre with its harmonious, orderly arrangement, and hearing the lyre's music will fail to form a notion of its craftsman-player, to recur to him in thought though ignorant of him by sight. In this way the creative power, which moves and safeguards its objects, is clear to us, though it be not grasped by the understanding. Anyone who refuses to progress this far in following instinctive proofs must be wanting in judgment. But still, whatever we imagined or figured to ourselves or reason delineated is not the reality of God. — Gregory Of Nazianzus

I shall strike the stars with my unlifted head. — Horace

Keep strong and affirm the Scriptures daily. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I believe everyone here has a right to speak out on politics as effectively as possible. — Ted Cruz

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years. — Mary Karr

The fates have a way of demanding of a man that he suffer his greatest moments all by himself; being alone seems as often attendant upon reality as being in company is attendant upon flight from reality. (frm "Part of Our Time, Some Monuments and Ruins of the Thirties," about American Communist movement.) — Murray Kempton

Fresh, sweet honeysuckle. Ripe and rich and ready to be fucked
PLUCKED, he corrected himself, ready to be plucked. — Christine Warren

I looked into that empty bottle and I saw myself. — Grace Metalious