Historic Jefferson Quotes & Sayings

If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but was among the poorest, or in one where I was the richest, but much worse off than I am now, I'd take the first option. If I had children, it would arguably be immoral not to. It's absolute poverty you want to avoid, not relative poverty. — Paul Graham

If when you hear a song by OK Go you conjure up thoughts of a gigantic Rube Goldberg device or treadmills or drones or perfectly executed dance routines, then you know that this is a band that is masterful at coming up with amazingly creative music videos. — Rachel Martin

Well ... " Enoch's voice broke into his thoughts. "What do you think?" "I want Taylor to have the pick of the litter." "In the long run, it wouldn't be a bad idea for her to have a dog. Until things simmer down, I want to hire you to guard my sister." "No need. I'm going to marry her. — Cathy Marie Hake

Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences. — Midori Goto

And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding. — Karl Pilkington

Value is coextensive with reality. — Alfred North Whitehead

We will find each other again, and maybe the stars will have changed, and we will not only love each other in that time, but for all the times we've had before. — Nicholas Sparks

The usual method of creation for most human beings is a three-step process involving thought, word, and deed or action. First comes thought; the formative idea; the initial concept. Then comes the word. Most thoughts ultimately form themselves into words, which are often then written or spoken. This gives added energy to the thought, pushing it out into the world, where it can be noticed by others. Finally, in some cases words are put into action, and you have what you call a result; a physical world manifestation of what all started with a thought. — Neale Donald Walsch

The lived experiences which could not find adequate scientific expression in the substance doctrine of rational psychology were now validated in light of new and better methods. — Wilhelm Dilthey

You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it. — Charles Portis

Every time I go to big events, it's a trip. I feel like that kid who shouldn't really be there. — Zac Efron

Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority. — Diane Watson

Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need. — Edward McKendree Bounds

For all its flexibility, television is more a mirror of taste than a shaper of it. — Russell Lynes

Perfection of rhythm, balanced perfection of rhythm. Everything in Nature is expressed by rhythmic waves of light. Every thought and action is a light-wave of thought and action. If one interprets the God within one, one's thoughts and actions must be balanced rhythmic waves. Ugliness, fears, failures and diseases arise from unbalanced thoughts and actions. Therefore think beauty always if one desire vitality of body and happiness. — Walter Russell