Heute Quotes & Sayings

Woman is learning for herself that not self-sacrifice, but self development, is her first duty in life; and this, not primarily for the sake of others but that she may become fully herself. — Matilda Joslyn Gage

Some tried to kill him; there were assassination attempts. Some hated him ... this is par for the course. — Frederick Lenz

Now the only thing we have on our hands is too much time, and we're turning on ourselves. — Adam Carolla

Man might carve his mark on the earth but unless he's vigilant, Nature will take it all back. — Witi Ihimaera

Silence frees us from the need to control others. One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes us feel so helpless. We are accustomed to relying upon words to manage and control others. A frantic stream of words flows from us in an attempt to straighten others out. We want so desperately for them to agree with us, to see things our way. We evaluate people, judge people, condemn people. We devour people with our words. Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on that.
When we become quiet enough to let go of people, we learn compassion for them. — Richard J. Foster

It is hard to be number one, and it is even harder to stay there because everyone is trying to knock you off the top. — Allan McNish

I'm a supporter of embryonic stem cell research. I do think there are very important moral and also religious questions at stake in the debate over embryonic stem cell research. — Michael Sandel