Henri Marteau Violinist Quotes & Sayings

Daniel was just nineteen now and already friends with half of England, not to mention all of Scotland and probably most of Wales. — Jennifer Ashley

Fascism is very much a mob movement. — P. J. O'Rourke

By increasing Expectancy or Value, or decreasing Impulsiveness or Delay, you hack motivation. For — Nick Winter

Being Flavia de Luce was like being a sublimate: like the black crystal residue that is left on the cold glass of a test tube by the violet fumes of iodine. — Alan Bradley

To love one's neighbor is a tough command. It works better for people who live far away. — C.J. Langenhoven

Poor William!" said he, "dear lovely child, he now sleeps with his angel mother! Who that had seen him bright and joyous in his young beauty, but must weep over his untimely loss! To die so miserably; to feel the murderer's grasp! How much more a murderer, that could destroy such radiant innocence! Poor little fellow! one only consolation have we; his friends mourn and weep, but he is at rest. The pang is over, his sufferings are at an end for ever. A sod covers his gentle form, and he knows no pain. He can no longer be a subject for pity; we must reserve that for his miserable survivors. — Mary Shelley

The increasing tendency towards seeing people in terms of one dominant 'identity' ('this is your duty as an American', 'you must commit these acts as a Muslim', or 'as a Chinese you should give priority to this national engagement') is not only an imposition of an external and arbitrary priority, but also the denial of an important liberty of a person who can decide on their respective loyalties to different groups (to all of which he or she belongs). — Amartya Sen

Often, when we are in trouble, or doubting, or struggling, we rely on others to carry us to God. Just as often we must do the carrying, to help friends who are struggling. This is one of the many benefits of organized religion, as we all need others to help us find God. Even though we may disagree with others and find life in a community occasionally annoying and sometimes scandalous, we need others, because the community is one way that we are carried to God, especially when we are too weak to walk to God on our own. But I wondered about the paralyzed man. He may have felt shame for his illness or for being unable to support himself. Maybe his friends carried him in spite of himself. Sometimes when we are too embarrassed to approach God, someone must bring us there - even drag us there. Many times when I am discouraged, demoralized, or angry at God, it is friends who remind me of God's great love and who carry me to God. We cannot come to God without others. — James Martin

I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about. — P. J. O'Rourke

Laughter brings out the child in all of us. — Bill Cosby

Serkin was so sick he almost died for three days. — Eugene Ormandy

Our perception is only but a vivid imagination of our thoughts". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be — Joan Didion

Hypocrisy is a sort of homage that vice pays to virtue. — Various