Empsons Quotes & Sayings

It's hard for me to grasp that I might somehow be my father's equal in any way. — Franz Wright

Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

His generals were ready; his sons were. It remained to be seen whether the Arab nations were ready to meet them in war. In their arrogance, they had invited annihilation. — Conn Iggulden

Like everyone he knew, he could discern the hollowness in people's charm only when it was directed at someone other than himself. — Lorrie Moore

It is essential to practice spiritual disciplines along with academic studies. — Sai Baba

To do a sequel is so weird, you don't really think about it. — Seann William Scott

Children are great observers. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The metaphor I've used is ... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets. — Randy Pausch

Jesus Christ and all the writers of the New Testament call us to break free of mammon lust and live in joyous trust ... They point us toward a way of living in which everything we have we receive as a gift, and everything we have is cared for by God, and everything we have is available to others when it is right and good. This reality frames the heart of Christian simplicity. It is the means of liberation and power to do what is right and to overcome the forces of fear and avarice. — Richard J. Foster