Dratell Quotes & Sayings

While the alchemist of old sought to turn lead into gold, the modern alchemist has a more noble dream: to turn men from rot to rock — Agona Apell

A good novelist realizes he is a secretary, not God. — Stephen King

Einstein's secretary once said that if Einstein were born among the polar bears, he would still be Einstein. But unless polar bears were well versed in theoretical physics, that is not true. Einstein would not be Einstein. Which is not to take anything away from Einstein, or the polar bears, but simply to point out that he was part of a creative ecology, and trying to isolate him from it is not only silly but futile. — Eric Weiner

I do wish I believed in the life eternal, for it makes me quite miserable to think man is merely a kind of machine endowed, unhappily for himself, with consciousness. — Bertrand Russell

What else is chance but the rude stone which receives its life from the sculptor's hand? Providence gives us chance, and man must mould it to his own designs. — Friedrich Schiller

A cardinal principle in systems theory is that all parties that have a stake in a system should be represented in its management. — Malcolm Knowles

Love?" Michael smiled down at his hands. "Love, real love, is being seen. Being known. Knowing the ugliest part of someone, and loving them anyway. And . . . I guess I think two people in love become something else, something more than the sum of their parts, you know? That it must be like you're creating a new world that exists just for the two of you. You're gods of your own pocket universe." He laughed a little then, as if he felt foolish. "That must sound ridiculous."
"No," Robert said, the truth dawning over him. Michael didn't talk like someone who was guessing - he talked like someone who knew. — Cassandra Clare

People with boundary problems usually have distorted attitudes about responsibility. They feel that to hold people responsible for their feelings, choices, and behaviors is mean. However, Proverbs repeatedly says that setting limits and accepting responsibility will save lives (Prov. 13:18, 24). — Henry Cloud

Man's yesterday may never be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

Heaven is neither here nor there to me. Everywhere and nowhere. Just not in between, But I believe in Heaven. — James Russell Lowell

Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers. — Hunter S. Thompson

Touchdowns are better than field goals. — Brady Quinn

Christians appeal to those who wrong them and make them friendly to themselves; they are eager to do good to their enemies; they are mild and conciliatory. — Aristides Of Athens

The potential consequences of any task or activity are the key determinants of how important a task really is to you and to your company. — Brian Tracy