Edmund Tolleson Quotes & Sayings

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. — Henri Frederic Amiel

Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice. — Victor Borge

I think back on our story, the things we could've done differently. — Karen Kingsbury

Never run after a man or a bus, there's always another one in five minutes. — Cherry Adair

Deep down, nature is inherently peaceful, calm and beautiful. The universe as a whole is perfect. The chaos is on the surface. — Amit Ray

Talking to God was damned good business. — Victor Villasenor

It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans. — John B. Larson

No government can provide social security. It is not in the nature of government to be able to provide anything. Government itself is not self-supporting. It lives by taxation. Therefore, since it cannot provide for itself but by taking toll of what the people produce, how can it provide social security for the people? — Garet Garrett

In the old legend the wise men finally boiled down the history of mortal affairs into a single phrase: 'This too will pass.' — Benjamin Graham

By the rules of evidence in this trial the verdict is foreordained. If the testimony ... is admitted as competent, the conspiracy is proved. Because it would not be admitted except under the assumption that a conspiracy existed ... Here ... a defendant can be found guilty of being brought to court as a defendant. — E.L. Doctorow

Until you learn better, you think that a landscaped world can't hurt you or please you, you needn't bother about its soul, you needn't be wary of its good looks.

Until you learn better. — Joanna Russ