Frederick J Kelly Quotes & Sayings

Persuasion comes in many forms," said Lord Vetinari. "No, I agree with Archchancellor Ridcully, sending Captain Carrot would be an excellent idea."
"What? Did I say something?" said Ridcully.
"Do you think that sending Captain Carrot would be an excellent idea?"
"What? Oh. Yes. Good lad. Keen. Got a sword."
"Then I agree with you," said Lord Vetinari, who knew how to work a committee. — Terry Pratchett

If you view life as a gold rush, you're going to end up worshiping a golden calf. — Cornel West

A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts. We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us. — Henry David Thoreau

There is no better moment than this moment, when we're anticipating the actual moment itself. All of the moments that lead up to the actual moment are truly the best moments. Those are the moments that are filled with good times. Those are the moments in which you are able to think that it is going to be perfect, when the moment actually happens. But, the moment is reality, and reality always kinda sucks! — Lewis Black

Gardening is always more or less a warfare against nature. It is true we go over to the 'other side' for a few hints, but we might as well abandon our spades and pitchforks as pretend that nature is everything and art nothing. — Shirley Hibberd

Coming from the theater, I love the adrenalin rush from working on 'NCIS.' You get home and you're exhausted, but you feel like you've really worked. — Cote De Pablo

We've been looking at the tower for so long we forgot it's made of blocks; we forgot it can be put back together in a different way. — Christopher Hayes

There are more ways to choose a profession. One can choose it by
intention, by strong parental influence or even by accident. — Eraldo Banovac

My fans are like no other. Completely original people. — Yelawolf

we have realized that it is our immediate intuitions that are imprecise: — Carlo Rovelli

Why are black folks singing Amazing Grace which is a song about a white slaver's conversion? — Dick Gregory

India is constipated with a lot of humbug. Take religion. For the Hindu, it means little besides caste and cow-protection. For the Muslim, circumcision and kosher meat. For the Sikh, long hair and hatred of the Muslim. For the Christian, Hinduism with a sola topee. For the Parsi, fire-worship and feeding vultures. Ethics, which should be the kernel of a religious code, has been carefully removed. — Khushwant Singh

Equality has a hard time in humanity. Race, sexuality, or creed has always divided societies. — Kat Lahr

Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man wants to make a million dollars, the the best way would be to start his own religion. — L. Ron Hubbard

Each scene in your story, ask yourself, If I cut it out, would anything that happens afterward change? — Lisa Cron

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. — Kelly Miller