Harmonie Patterson Quotes & Sayings

Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others. — Samuel Johnson

Of all human activities, education is the one most likely to give rise to cant, pomposity and fraudulent expertise. — John Rae

The institution of the family has very few friends in Washington. There are lobbyists in Washington for every possible entity, from the possum-growers of America to every kind of crazy thing. There's somebody in Washington paid to advance the cause of that particular business, but there's not a lot of support for the family. — James Dobson

I have never understood people dividing things into dramas and comedies, — Mike Nichols

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. — George Washington

Wisdom isn't about knowing; it's an understanding that meaning is inexhaustible. — Irwin Kula

God controls every circumstance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I mean, if you turn on the radio, love is 90 percent of the music. — Enrique Iglesias