Fowell Quotes & Sayings

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel. — Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

God desired to reveal himself in and through His creatures by communicating to them as much of His own goodness and glory as they were capable of receiving. But this communication was not meant to give created beings something they could possess in themselves, having full charge and access apart from Him. Rather, God as the ever-living, ever-present, ever-acting One, who upholds all things by the word of His power, and in whom all things exist, meant that the relationship of His creatures to himself would be one of unceasing, absolute dependence. As truly as God by His power once created all things, so by that same power must God every moment maintain all things. — Andrew Murray

Everyone, everywhere was having a life. — Catherine Ryan Hyde

In a pre-YouTube world, and in the beginning of the YouTube world, it was more personality-based and centered around very simple content. — Benny Fine

The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, its energy - invincible determination - a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. — Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

I love my nation, I cannot see you degraded, weakened any more than you are now. Therefore I am bound for your sake and for truth's to cry, "Hold!" and to raise my voice against this degradation of my race. Give up these weakening mysticism and be strong ... — Swami Vivekananda

Nostalgia: How long's that been around? — Bill Bailey

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable — Thomas Fowell Buxton

Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains — Sir Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

All of my friends went to college and I got a job at Circle Pizza, where I worked for 24 hours. I had to call my mother four times to ask her how to spell Parmesan. I'm not kidding. I was a terrible speller. I think I was really nervous that I somehow didn't feel right out in the world in that way. — Sarah Paulson