Henny Kristianus Quotes & Sayings

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up. — Samuel Smiles

Dogs in My Nose
When I woke up that morning, it didn't take me long to realize there were dogs in my nose. I could hear their muffled barks; I could feel their playful vibrations.
It's not dangerous to have dogs in your nose, in fact, it's quite all right to leave them in there for an hour or so. But in this case, because they got in there without permission, I decided to expel them immediately, coaxing them out with a piece of hamburger.
The dogs popped out and landed on the floor. They shook their little floppy ears and bounded off, and I was amused at the prospect of some other weary traveler awakening to find he had dogs in his nose. — Steve Martin

I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that. — Cass McCombs

I don't think it's right to congratulate someone for having an ugly baby. It will only encourage her to have another one. — Philip Siegel

Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark. — David Levithan

Just because a person successfully steers a voyage through hell doesn't mean he ever wants to sail that route again. — Richelle E. Goodrich

I tried to write a TV series, and then I discovered first of all that I love writing more than anything on this earth, and that you could write exactly as well as you want to. — Joss Whedon

That's what self-discovery seems to mean to most people. You're going to beat yourself up. You're going to reduce what you're supposed to be and do to a set of rules so you can defy them, or so you can perform them and feel smug. — Frederick Lenz

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope. — Mahatma Gandhi

There are no rules to writing a song. — Randy Castillo

I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

I fear that if the matter is beyond humanity, it is certainly beyond me. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Being called a 'music legend' is a very funny thing. It's nice to know that my work has been appreciated and that people have given me that status. On a personal level, however, I can't think about it too much. It means a lot ... but then it doesn't. — Chris Squire

Where you're from only matters in relation to where you are. — Malcolm Forbes