Famous Thuggish Quotes & Sayings

And I know that the hand of God is the elderhand of my own,
And I know that the spirit of God is the eldest brother of my own,
And that all the men ever born are also my brothers ... and the women my sisters and lovers — Walt Whitman

Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure. — Voltaire

I like to carry around extremely pretentious books, and I don't know if I can read them, but if I hold them near me, it imbues me with a sense of powerful intelligence. — Sam Amidon

I just did what I did in my era, basically because of my admiration for the guys who came before me. That's how I've always looked at it. I never thought of boxing like, I'm going to be the greatest fighter ever and make a lot of money. Instead, I thought I was going to win because I learned from the best. I carefully studied the videotapes of all the fighters from the past, dissected their styles, and entered the ring with their spirit. — Mike Tyson

But even democracy ruins itself by excess - of democracy. Its basic principle is the equal right of all to hold office and determine public policy. This is at first glance a delightful arrangement; it becomes disastrous because the people are not properly equipped by education to select the best rulers and the wisest courses (588). "As to the people they have no understanding, and only repeat what their rulers are pleased to tell them" ( — Will Durant

My Sunday mornings are spent in a recovery meeting in Pacific Palisades. — Buzz Aldrin

This is such a different time, and we are such a different-sized magazine. And yes, today the average reader is older, but we have a wide span of ages. You can enter 'Allure' as a 14-year-old and read about acne, and then in your 60s you can read about face lifts and injections and everything in between. — Linda Wells

I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in love with so many things that I tried too hard. I tried really, really hard. And I made a lot of mistakes. I was afraid of a lot of stuff. And I kind of feel bad for that person I was. — Ryan Adams

Failure is always new information, and those who are willing to suffer it repeatedly make it a stepping-stone to success. — Karen Marie Moning

The reality is that doing good unto others actually does more good for you. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The holy word is story, and story is the holy word. — Yann Martel

What is it precisely, that they are doing when they are doing science. Are they refining their instruments for observation or discovering new aspects of reality? — Rebecca Goldstein