Ishmon Burks Quotes & Sayings

We know how easily the uselessness of almost every branch of knowledge may be proved to the complete satisfaction of those who do not possess it. — John Stuart Mill

What keeps us from happiness is our inability to fully inhabit the present — Alan Watts

Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected. — Kwame Nkrumah

Computer science is not as old as physics; it lags by a couple of hundred years. However, this does not mean that there is significantly less on the computer scientist's plate than on the physicist's: younger it may be, but it has had a far more intense upbringing! — Richard P. Feynman

It is indeed difficult to imagine how men who have entirely renounced the habit of managing their own affairs could be successful in choosing those who ought to lead them. It is impossible to believe that a liberal, energetic, and wise government can ever emerge from the ballots of a nation of servants. — Alexis De Tocqueville

Well, the cat is flourishing and gets more spoiled and more beautiful every day. His whiskers measure, from tip to tip, including his mouth and nose, of course, ten inches, pure white whale bone. — Elizabeth Bishop

I've always liked being funny and making people laugh. I was a cut-up when I was a kid, and was always doing bits for my friends and family. — Busy Philipps

Be aware that every word you know is going to try to sneak into your manuscript. — Judith Ross Enderle

I'd go home to a wife whom I was not sexually enjoying. — Mark Driscoll

If two people get married in West Virginia and then pull up stakes and move to Massachusetts and then if they decide they want to get a divorce, what's the biggest problem getting a divorce? — David Foster Wallace

He always got this glint in his eyes when he complimented my looks, like he was seeing so much more than just my actual appearance. — Richelle Mead