In Love And War 1996 Quotes & Sayings

Peasants having no clear idea of the cause of rain, say, according to whether they want rain or fine weather: "The wind has blown the clouds away," or, "The wind has brought up the clouds." And in the same way the universal historians sometimes, when it pleases them and fits in with their theory, say that power is the result of events, and sometimes, when they want to prove something else, say that power produces events. — Leo Tolstoy

She may be cute, but she's just a substitute. — Smokey Robinson

India is my country, and in that sense my outrage is personal. — Shashi Tharoor

Some waste away their lives by drinking, partying or by simply having fun and living for pleasure. — Sunday Adelaja

I feel that others live up to me, if they want me. — Ayn Rand

No individual should take the blame for a loss, because no individual should get the credit for a victory. — John Wooden

Life's the adventure. You don't have to drop your bundle and go bush. It's about being brave within the context that you're in. — Robyn Davidson

The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene. — Matisyahu

If John had been paying close attention to Lester's face, he would have seen him go white, the way men do when they see a trap swinging shut on them. — Douglas Wilson

God' is the name given to the most 'important' human idea. In English, as in other languages, the original sense of the word is obscure. But the character of the name is the same in all languages: it is a question. 'God' is the question 'Is there something more important than, something besides, man? — Laura Riding

Never read books you aren't sure about . . . even supposing that these bad books are very well written from a literary point of view. Let me ask you this: Would you drink something you knew was poisoned just because it was offered to you in a golden cup? — John Bosco

The national hysteria over hippies and punks alike fell right in line with Puritan minister Ezekiel Rogers' admonition of 1657: "I find great Trouble and Grief about the Rising Generation. Young People are stirred here [in the colonies]; but they strengthen one another in Evil, by Example, by Counsel. — Nancy Jo Sales