Dinand Van Quotes & Sayings

O Love! thou bane of the most generous souls! Thou doubtful pleasure, and thou certain pain. — George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

God has invited us, as mere human beings, to add to the beauty of his plan and creation — Sara Groves

Adventure is the seed of discovery. — Alex Walker

The Exxon Valdez spill triggered a swift and strong response that changed policies about shipping, about double-hulled construction. A number of laws came into place. — Sylvia Earle

I thought parenting was going to reveal my strengths, never realizing that God had ordained it to reveal my weaknesses. — Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

As he continued to talk to me, I realized one of the fundamental points about Islamism that so many people fail to understand. The way Osman was speaking wasn't in the orthodox, religious way of the imam with a stick; he was talking about politics, about events that were happening now. That's crucial to understanding what Islamism is all about: it isn't a religious movement with political consequences, it is a political movement with religious consequences. — Maajid Nawaz

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor — Herman Melville

Personally, as a print journalist, I always found the most interesting stories to be the ones hacks talked about in the bar after work. — Nick Denton