Embankments Around A Castle Quotes & Sayings

In my early twenties, I had no idea who I was. And I think that's one reason you should try different relationships. I've had good and bad ones, but I took away things from them that helped me become who I am. — Cobie Smulders

He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb! Dreeb! I am the Fuse Box Dwarf!" Lewis was not scared by the little man, and he felt that those who scream "Dreeb" are more to be pitied than censured. — John Bellairs

How did Kirchmann understand the worthlessness of jurisprudence ? The answer lies in the aphorism: "Three revisions by the legislator and whole libraries became wastepaper." With a sharp alteration this answer became a slogan:"A stroke of the legislator's pen and whole libraries became wastepaper." Another aphorism in the same vein made the point even more brusquely and less politely: "Positive law turns the jurist into a worm in rotten wood." Kirchmann meant that jurisprudence could never catch up with legislation. Thus our predicament becomes immediately obvious. What remains of a science reduced to annotating and interpreting constantly changing regulations issued by state agencies presumed to be in the best position to know and articulate their true intent? — Carl Schmitt

Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing. — Warren Buffett

The Marshall Plan will go down in history as one of America's greatest contributions to the peace of the world. — Harry S. Truman

The most convincing artistic forms of our time are inner models of structural vitality and social relevance. They give us confidence that in spite of everything there is still quality to life. — Gyorgy Kepes

Malkin concluded with this advice for parents: Be "prudes." Be "rude." Be "shrill." And never, ever feel ashamed for asking out loud, "Have you no shame?"[30] — James C. Dobson

Half the time he seems self-centered, the other half it's like he lives solely for Ben. — Jay Bell

Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway. — Nicky Gumbel

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them. — Carl Sandburg

Simply calling your credit card issuer and asking them to lower your interest rate may yield immediate savings. — Jean Chatzky