Dispels Def Quotes & Sayings

Unfortunately, the mysterious gold does not come from the moon, but from the pocket of a blacksmith, or a nail-smith, or a cartwright, or a farrier, or a laborer, or a shipwright; in a word, from John Q. Citizen, who gives it now without receiving a grain more of iron than when he was paying ten francs. Thus, we can see at a glance that this very much alters the state of the case; for it is very evident that Mr. Protectionist's profit is compensated by John Q. Citizen's loss, and all that Mr. Protectionist can do with the pot of gold, for the encouragement of national labor, John Q. Citizen might have done himself. The stone has only been thrown upon one part of the lake, because the law has prevented it from being thrown upon another. — Frederic Bastiat

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life. — Ronald Reagan

Remember nobody is good or bad. They are either strong or weak. Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations. Weak people, — Amish Tripathi

Dar'st thou amid the varied multitude To live alone, an isolated thing? — Percy Bysshe Shelley

To win the trophy of enchanting grace: Ranks of Carnations, to all ladies dear, Of whose sweet taste I write approval here, For these pre-eminent myself I think, As long as you don't overdue the pink. — Ruth Pitter

It's more convenient to have a hero waiting in the wings than to endure a blowhard standing in the spotlight. — Gregory Maguire

Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy. — A. Philip Randolph

Pure Christianity, instead of being shaped by its environment, actually stands in sharp opposition to it. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

Fate, I respect a lot. I never regret anything. — Anita Pallenberg

He knows that the only way to break the cycle of retribution and oppression and heartbreak is to demolish the ladder of deserving altogether. — Tullian Tchividjian

It fit pretty nicely into my schedule because we'd pretty much finished the bulk of promotion for Mandatory Fun and were just getting geared up for the World Tour so this was a nice time for me to be working on it. — Al Yankovic

If you do not want to be lied to, then you need to stop following politics. — Steven Magee

knowing that he himself looked so cowboylike to these Eastern people, in his best black Tony Lamas, a nice pair of Levi's, a pointed-collar shirt with string tie and a black Stetson, all under a sheepskin coat, his best coat. — Stephen Hunter