Evenlode Wedgwood Quotes & Sayings

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will. — Owen Feltham

The perfect kind of architecture decision is the one which never has to be made — Robert C. Martin

I choose to believe God rather than my feelings. I choose to believe I am acceptable even though I feel unacceptable. — Emily P. Freeman

Suffer me never to think that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching, wisdom enough to need no correction, talents enough to need no grace, goodness enough to need no progress, humility enough to need no repentance, devotion enough to need no quickening, strength sufficient without Your spirit; lest, standing still, I fall back for evermore. — Eric Milner-White

Despite my deep unease about animal advocates working for things we don't want and asking for changes we don't believe in, I am not an "abolitionist." First, the abolition of animal slavery will no more end speciesism by itself than the abolition of American slavery ended racism. To change the world, I think we should aim higher. Second, I'm increasingly convinced that no matter who uses the term, it hides a slur. When used to refer to others, it connotes zealotry and obstructionism, and when taken as self-definition, it is seen as an attack by anyone who does not apply it to herself. Yes, it's a highly defensible moral philosophy, right up there with Peter Singer's application of Utilitarianism to animal liberation, and Tom Regan's Theory of Rights, but like those other intellectual concepts, it's useful only so far as it engenders right action. — Sarahjane Blum

I looked at No Child Left Behind after it was enacted and saw what happened and saw the expansion of the federal government and the role of education. And I said, you know, that was - that's not what I believe in. — Rick Santorum

A lot of the people who live the lives of 'Crazy Rich Asians' don't see the humour of their lives simply because this is just who they are. Even though I'm from that part of the world, I'm no longer part of that world. — Kevin Kwan

How foolish we can be in life when driven by righteousness — Charity Parkerson

I don't want to pack everything into one year and then do nothing the rest of my life. I think it's important to do things bit by bit. — Michael Owen

Light does not come from light, but from darkness. — Mircea Eliade