Edgerley Simpson Quotes & Sayings

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. — Aesop

People say 'Women's Wear' is a scandalous, gossipy publication. Sure we have gossip; we also have some very, very solid business stories. We are a creation of this business, which is fast, mean, tough, sometimes artistic, sometimes horrible. — John Fairchild

It is very similar to late Weimar Germany, The parallels are striking. There was also tremendous disillusionment with the parliamentary system. The most striking fact about Weimar was not that the Nazis managed to destroy the Social Democrats and the Communists but that the traditional parties, the Conservative and Liberal parties, were hated and disappeared. It left a vacuum which the Nazis very cleverly and intelligently managed to take over. [Chomsky in a 2010 interview with Chris Hedges on the crisis of democracy in the United States] — Chomsky Noam

Community empowerment, group formation, civil society strengthening, coalition building are integral components of bridging social capital and social development interventions, all of which are significant in the recovery of place. Collaboration between diverse groups will be necessary for us to recovery a thriving common life that is rooted in place. — Leonard Hjalmarson

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

What a wonderful thing, to get paid for doing what you love," she says, and he agrees with this. — Emily St. John Mandel

Biologists will teach us that the survival of the species depends on cooperation, not competition. — Robert Holden

The bachelors admired freedom is often a yoke, for the freer a man is to himself the greater slave he often is to the whims of others. — George Jean Nathan

I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power. — Abigail Washburn

The minister said you could kiss the bride - not inhale the bride, she whispered sharply as they plunged down the aisle. — Suzanne Brockmann

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. — Abraham H. Maslow

You must write for yourself, above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful. — Gustave Flaubert

Giving it to the audience is probably the easiest thing. Finding out what they truly want is probably the most difficult. — Vince McMahon

Eat ... to live, and do not live to eat. — William Penn

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. — Margaret Mead