Dorlands Physiology Overlay Quotes & Sayings

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. — William Penn

But the Christian writer seems, by the usual course of the argument, to have been deprived of the common presumption of charity in his favor; and reversing the ordinary rule of administering justice in human tribunals, his testimony is unjustly presumed to be false, until it is proved to be true. ...{independent historians} have been treated, in the argument, almost as if the New Testament were the entire production, at once, of a body of men, conspiring by a joint fabrication, to impose a false religion upon the world. — Simon Greenleaf

Suffering is my teacher. If I pay attention to it instead of trying to numb it out, maybe it can lead me to its root. — Michelle Colston

The movement of a single atom from one known position to another known position changes an experience from nothing to overwhelming. This means that mind and matter at the quantum mechanical level are all spun together. — Terence McKenna

I'm not part of any movement; I don't like being fettered. — Patti Smith

You don't want to burn any bridges, but you also want to make sure you leave your character bridges wide open and you're never seen as one particular thing, or that's who you'll be, unfortunately, for the rest of your career. — Amanda Schull

Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience. — Walter Jon Williams

We live in a world of easy friendships - people here for you when it's easy, 'so-sorry-but-I-have-an-errand-to-do-now' when it's not. — Marianne Williamson

I promise to stand by you and not run away when things get tough," I told him solemnly. "I promise to always talk to you about the things that are bothering me, no matter how stupid and insignificant I think they are. I promise to be a better team player. Because there isn't a game on earth I want to play if you're not by my side. — J. Sterling

You do not play then at whist, sir? Alas, what a sad old age you are preparing for yourself! — Charles Lamb

Too old for what?" I demanded. "Fun?" I — Janet Sumner Johnson

I take it back," Rune said. "You're not an utter heroine. You're a drama queen. — Thea Harrison

In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore. — Ravi Zacharias