Hamaker Court Quotes & Sayings

Now that I think about it, it seems to me that's what Idiocy is: the ability to be enthusiastic all the time about anything you like, so that a drawing on the wall does not have to be diminished by the memory of the frescoes of Giotto in Padua. — Julio Cortazar

Living threads more numerous than stars frame the universe of my mind. — Daniel P. Kimble

Take away wilderness and you take away the opportunity to be American. — Roderick Nash

But Gedalah had something in mind. He sent four men to collect a dozen pumpkins, and he had them set in the pylons that supported the overhead power line that ran the train, one pumpkin to each pylon.
"What are they for?" Mendel asked.
"Nothing," Gedaleh said. "They're there to make the Germans wonder why they're there. We've wasted maybe two minutes; they're methodical, they'll waste a lot more. — Primo Levi

A good basic character should be developed even before discussing enlightenment or the growth of your soul. That's why Zen initiates developed their basic character traits through nine years of study - three years of cleaning, three years of firewood collecting and cutting, and three years of cooking. Teachings on the Tao were transmitted only to those who had successfully cultivated such character in themselves. — Ilchi Lee

My parents would read those books to me as well but they used to make me starving when I was a kid because they were always eating ham sandwiches with the crusts off and drinking ginger beer. — Mike Myers

In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference. — P. J. O'Rourke

When I look into your eyes, one word leaps to my mind every time: Forever. — Lara Adrian

Nothing matters. That's the key to unlocking the handcuffs that keep us imprisoned in worry, self-doubt, fear and disbelief. — Srinivas Rao

I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough. — Alfred Eisenstaedt

You can't be what I call selectively motivated, where you can only work hard and smart when things are going well. — Carla Harris