Kaiwai Hi Quotes & Sayings

Ideology - that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors. That was how the agents of the Inquisition fortified their wills: by invoking Christianity; the conquerors of foreign lands, by extolling the grandeur of their Motherland; the colonizers, by civilization; the Nazis, by race; and the Jacobins (early and late), by equality, brotherhood, and the happiness of future generations. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

So drop the Mr. Rochester-Mr. Darcy-Heathcliff British stuck-uppity and treat her like the treasure she is — Sylvain Reynard

Is this the sunniest of sunny days or isn't it?" "What?" "You've got eyes, child. Look around, look around!" "Sure, it's sunny." "Then you be sunny, too, and things will turn out better than if you aren't. — Dean Koontz

It seems easier to respond to our enthusiasms by trading in facts than by investigating the more naive question of how and why we have been moved — Alain De Botton

People who are crushed do not look behind them. They know but too well the evil fate which follows them. — Victor Hugo

Only conduct arising from love is worthy of the name obedience. — Jerry Bridges

Know or listen to those who know. — Baltasar Gracian

Developing and maintaining integrity require constant attention. John Weston, chairman and CEO of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., says, "I've always tried to live with the following simple rule: Don't do what you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspapers the next day." That's a good standard all of us should keep. — John C. Maxwell

It's terrible to have to depend on someone else. — Jeff Lindsay

A taco is an economic good because we will go to a restaurant and buy one. — Bill Robinson

Too pop for punk, too 'old school' for the New Wave, Mumps were a '70s era New York rock band, out of time. — Lance Loud

It was to tell him that he was engaged to be married to Sibyl Vane. — Oscar Wilde

The Countess was of a mind that dinner should provide one with respite from life's trials and tribulations. Thus, she could not countenance discussions of religion, politics, or personal sorrows at her table. — Amor Towles