Kanakis Radio Quotes & Sayings

Paul and Elder remind us: Critical thinkers are clear as to the purpose at hand and the question at issue. They question information, conclusions and point of view. They strive to be clear, accurate, precise, and relevant. They seek to think beneath the surface, to be logical and fair. They apply these skills to their reading and writing as well as to their speaking and listening. Critical thinking — Bell Hooks

My ahimsa would not tolerate the idea of giving a free meal to a healthy person who has not worked for it in some honest way. — Mahatma Gandhi

Edward had a personal horror of violence and never endorsed or excused it, though in a documentary he made about the conflict he said that actions like the bombing of pilgrims at Tel Aviv airport 'did more harm than good,' which I remember thinking was (a) euphemistic and (b) a slipshod expression unworthy of a professor of English. — Christopher Hitchens

And I gave Malfoy a black eye, and Neville tried to take on Crabbe and Goyle single-handed! He's still out cold but Madam Pomfrey says he'll be all right - talk about showing Slytherin! — J.K. Rowling

As she slid into her fifties, with grace I might add, she learned the art of hatred, pulling on the pain from a broken heart. She kept this pain alive, growing on the outskirts of her soul, like a copse of trees that constantly needed pruning. — Lawren Leo

Christianity founds hospitals and atheists are cured in them, never knowing they owe their cure to Christ. — William Temple

This here's a hard country. If a man ain't fit, he can't last - Kilkenny — Louis L'Amour

I was bullied at school. — Cameron Russell

Raphael says, "Honor is a trait not often found in men, but when it is, it can change everything. — Daniel O'Connell

If one man does not make a move, the other must, and by permitting the adversary to make the attack one learns something about him. — Agatha Christie

Of course, history is only a muddle of facts and a fuddle of professors, and anyone who thinks it is one clear voice saying "Arise, sir Knight" deserves a life sentence in Camelot. — Wilfrid Sheed

[Obama is ] creative imagination which coupled with brilliance equals wisdom ... [He is] the man for this time. — Toni Morrison

Have you ever been experienced? Not necessarily stoned, but beautiful. — Jimi Hendrix

No one in the United States has the right to own millions of acres of American land, I don't care how they came by it. — Edna Ferber