James Quincey Quotes & Sayings

A Christian boy or girl can learn mathematics, for example, from a teacher who is not a Christian; and truth is truth however learned. But while truth is truth however learned, the bearing of truth, the meaning of truth, the purpose of truth, even in the sphere of mathematics, seem entirely different to the Christian from that which they seem to the non-Christian; and that is why a truly Christian education is possible only when Christian conviction underlies not a part but all, of the curriculum of the school. — John Gresham Machen

I think kindness, out of all virtues, is the best quality to have. — Melissa De La Cruz

The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history ... It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science. — Rachel Carson

Some people might be surprised that 'Rambo's creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I'm writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world. — David Morrell

But Governments and peoples do not always take rational decisions. Sometimes they take mad decisions, or one set of people get control who compel all others to obey and aid them in folly. — Winston S. Churchill

As human beings, we're capable of greatness of spirit, an ability to go beyond the circumstances we find ourselves in, to experience a vast sense of connection to all of life. — Sharon Salzberg

Problems never solve when you go down early — Christopher Walker

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter. — Thomas Hobbes

But then of course a philosophy is not the same thing as a style. — Gertrude Stein

I do not know everything, I never will, and that is OK. — Michael Adam Hamilton