Harpootlian South Quotes & Sayings

Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. — Eric Hoffer

Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy. — Andy Stanley

Parents spend a lot of time talking over kids. My son went through a vocabulary burst as I was writing 'The Bear.' I thought, 'What if I just stopped and listened?' — Claire Cameron

If people eat healthy food, they will save enough to compensate for the food price being healthier and spending less on healthcare. — Michael Pollan

With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position. — Apolo Ohno

Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected. — Sam Harris

There's always a fine line between being too focused and missing opportunities, or being too wide and taking on too many. — Maelle Gavet

Today make GOOD DECISIONS. Decide to selflessly serve others, to control your thoughts, to eat water-rich foods and to get lots of exercise. — Bradford Winters

You have to learn to convince yourself that the possibility is greater than the inevitability of doing nothing. Listen, — Steve Harvey

I am not interested in having somebody telling that what I have to water down my message or that some advertising person would not like it. — Franny Armstrong

Gwen didn't have to ask about the Fall. It happened to all old people, the Fall. They fell and then everything changed[...]They fell and never quite got up again. — Daniel Handler

After watching Donald Trump on C-Span the other day, one can see it being easy to be convinced that what the public sees, at least from the press coverage, is just a bit of "reality television" spilling over into real life. His performance at the gathering was reminiscent of what may have happened had Archie Bunker walked out of the cartoon world of the television sitcom and went to speak at posh affair filled with the wax museum of Washington politicos and the buzzard-esque scowls of the press. All eyes fixed on the performer giving yet another exhibition of theatrical prowess. — Robert Montgomerie

People don't simply wake up one day and commit genocide. They start by setting themselves apart from others, diminishing the stature of those adhering to dissenting beliefs in small, insidious steps. They begin by saying, 'We're the righteous, and we'll tolerate those others.' And as the toleration diminishes over time, the inevitable harms are overlooked. It is for that reason that James Madison wisely wrote that 'it is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties'. — Michael Newdow

This land was Mexican once,
was Indian always
and is.
And will be again. — Gloria E. Anzaldua

Go within. Use the inner body as a starting point for going deeper and taking your attention away from where it's usually lodged, in the thinking mind. — Eckhart Tolle