Impoverishd Quotes & Sayings

Venemous," Jamie corrected him. "If it bites you and makes ye sick, it's venemous; if you bite it and it makes ye sick, it's poisonous. — Diana Gabaldon

The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. — David Estes

There is a tendency for humans to consciously see what they wish to see. They literally have difficulty seeing things with negative connotations while seeing with increasing ease items that are positive. For example, words that evoke anxiety, either because of an individual's personal history or because of experimental manipulation, require greater illumination before first being perceived. — Lionel Tiger

Capitalism had arisen through the misuse and exaggeration of certain rights, notably the right of property - the basis of economic freedom - and the right of contract, which is one of the main functions of economic freedom. Therefore, even under Capitalism, so long as the old principles were remembered it was possible to recall the principles whereby Society had once been sane and well ordered. — Hilaire Belloc

I admit to being a moron at lots of things. Being a moron in one or two areas serves to highlight my extraordinary brilliance in everything else. — Ellie Marney

When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to allocate 15 telephone lines as a favor to those they deemed worthy. If you were lucky enough to be a wealthy businessman or an influential journalist, or a doctor or something, you might have a telephone. — Shashi Tharoor

Pain is only what you allow it to be — Cassandra Clare

Who is a Jew? A person whose integrity decays when unmoved by the knowledge of wrong done to other people. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

We don't know which of our acts in the present will shape the future. But — Gloria Steinem

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud. — Orson Scott Card

You can learn a lot when you play in a little town in Holland or Western Australia, and you learn different things than you would learn playing a big city. — Jonathan Richman

Thoughts are like seeds. If you want different results in life, you have to figure out which thoughts are capable of growing those results and which aren't. — Steve Pavlina

My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance. — Dalai Lama