Dilks Knopik Quotes & Sayings

For enslaving a nation, just kill the conscientious people, the rest can be bought. — M.F. Moonzajer

Progress is slow partly from mere intellectual inertia. In a subject where there is no agreed procedure for knocking out errors, doctrines have a long life. A professor teaches what he was taught, and his pupils, with a proper respect and reverence for teachers, set up a resistance against his critics for no other reason than that it was he whose pupils they were. — Joan Robinson

Look down and show some mercy if you can.
Look down, look down, upon your fellow man. — Victor Hugo

You regard it as impossible that a sinner should be struck down by the wrath of God! I do not! — Agatha Christie

So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes, is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise? — Bruce Springsteen

Maybe on day I can be just as lazy as you and turn off lights without moving."
"That's something to aspire to."
... "God, you're so modest."
"Modesty is for saints and losers. I'm neither."
"Wow, Daemon, just wow. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

Difference between TV and the internet was how far you sat from the screen. TV was an 8 foot activity, and you were a consumer. The internet was a 16 inch activity, and you participated. I think the sitting down thing is similar. You're not going to buy an armoir while standing on the subway. — Seth Godin

When she twisted around to face Steven, he was grinning at her. "What?" she demanded. "Never mind." She realized she'd displayed her derriere, after a fashion, and the blood flowed to her face again. "Skunk," she said. "You're crazy about me," Steven retorted with an impish grin. "Get into the water," Emma said impatiently. "I'm due back at the library and I haven't had anything to eat." Steven got to his feet painfully and started untying the belt of Big John's blue flannel robe. Emma whirled away, her hands over her eyes, and Steven laughed. "Sorry," he said. Emma did not turn around, but stood hugging herself, her chin high. — Linda Lael Miller

Everything will be difficult, if there's no dream — Gregory Skovoroda

It is not so important that many should be good as you, as that there be some absolute goodness somewhere; for that will leaven the whole lump. — Henry David Thoreau

Hey, beautiful. - Joe Covelli — Martha Sweeney

If we act like prey, they'll act like predators — Alyxandra Harvey

I'll leave a note to the rector of the cathedral and remind him that a woman gave him birth. Something for him to think about the next time he gives one of his sermons. I'm writing all this down. — Benjamin Alire Saenz

A daughter, a wife, a grandson,' You could say this place took away all I had. I could easily appear to be one of those unfortunate white men you hear about, who thought too lovingly of the other races and civilization of the world, who left his own country in the West to set up a home among them in the East, and was ruined as a result, paying dearly for his foolish mistake. His life smashed to pieces by the barbarians surrounding him. — Nadeem Aslam

Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. — Tacitus