Hellementary Quotes & Sayings

A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well is the chief instrument of cultural change, — Richard Rorty

I believe in giving people a second chance. — George Zimmer

People cheer on tyrants for fear of becoming targets. — Andrew Sturm

Life, alas, is very drear. Up with the glass! Down with the beer! — Louis Untermeyer

I am caught in a terrific bind of characterologically and rationally needing to think in the most comprehensive terms possible, forming a continuous system of argument with a gradient that runs from concrete to abstract, and unfortunately being caught also in a culture in which hardly anyone seems capable of applying himself to understand such a demanding form of argumentation. — Kenny Smith

An ally need not own the land he helps. — Euripides

Anything you can do, I can do meta — Rudolf Carnap

If you don't have the ambition to be the very best at what you do, then what's the point? If you aim for greatness but keep missing -- fine. At least you had the guts to aim. There's honour in failing that way. But there's nothing honourable about settling for mediocrity. — Benjamin Wood

Reading is a tool no one can take away. A million bad things may happen in life and it'll still be with you, like a flashlight that never needs a battary. Reading can offer a crack of light on the blackest of nights. — Blue Balliett