Goetze Piston Quotes & Sayings

They accuse me--Me--the present writer of
The present poem--of--I know not what,--
A tendency to under-rate and scoff
At human power and virtue, and all that;
And this they say in language rather rough.
Good God! I wonder what they would be at!
I say no more than has been said in Dante's
Verse, and by Solomon and by Cervantes;

By Swift, by Machiavel, by Rochefoucault;
By Fenelon, by Luther and by Plato;
By Tillotson, and Wesley, and Rousseau,
Who knew this life was not worth a potato.
'Tis not their fault, nor mine, if this be so--
For my part, I pretend not to be Cato,
Nor even Diogenes.--We live and die,
But which is best, you know no more than I. — George Gordon Byron

A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made. — Sarah Palin

The merit of painting lies in the exactness of reproduction. Painting is a science and all sciences are based on mathematics. No human inquiry can be a science unless it pursues its path through mathematical exposition and demonstration. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Is there a difference between a man who thinks that honesty is the best policy, and an honest man? — C.S. Lewis

The treasures of wisdom are hidden not from us, but for us, in Christ. — Matthew Henry

...sin does not deal its consequences evenly upon men and women... — Joyce DiPastena

You hit me the instant I saw you." he said, gruffly. "I couldn't look away. I wanted you immediately. Excessively. Almost violently. — Sylvia Day

I'm my biggest inspiration. And I say this in the most humble way. I've been through so much, just in my life. — Brandy Norwood

No." A short, crazed laugh. "Juliette. Please. Please. Don't tell me he's filled your head with romantic notions. Please don't tell me you fell for his false proclamations - — Tahereh Mafi

Abortion is abortion. Maybe you should have more protected sex? But if you get raped and get pregnant why would you keep that kid? I believe you should make your own choice - you're human. That's for you and God to deal with afterwards. — Sean Price

It learned you can't love anything too much in this world. — Ray Bradbury