Lawlis Family Hospice Quotes & Sayings

For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying that you are stopping by to see God. — Roland Smith

Aristotle believed democracy could exist only because of slavery, which gave citizens the leisure for higher pursuits. (Modern versions of this argument held that American democracy was born of the slave society of rural Virginia, because slavery gave men like Washington and Jefferson the free time to better themselves and to participate in representative government.) — Tom Reiss

I've kind of learned this about Joss Whedon. Never say never. I've learned that. I also have another rule about Joss Whedon. Never say no. Just ... whatever Joss Whedon wants to do, just do it. — Nathan Fillion

It's a miserable story!" said Bruno. "It begins miserably, and it ends miserablier. I think I shall cry. Sylvie, please lend me your handkerchief."
"I haven't got it with me," Sylvie whispered.
"Then I won't cry," said Bruno manfully. — Lewis Carroll

I'm human and every human makes mistakes. It's just up to the person who made that mistake to let it rule their lives or put it behind them and go on. — Amanda Heath

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting. — Sharon Horgan

We will need to find people who will provide a safe writing space for us, where criticism comes late and love and delight come early.

- from Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing — L.L. Barkat

Son, how easily an open heart can be poisoned, how quickly love becomes the seeds of rage. Life wrecks the living. — Sunil Yapa

My earliest memory is of feeling different. My parents told me that I wasn't like other children. — Billy Corgan

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president. — John Bolton

Yeah," I said, "but you're an artist. You don't believe in decency and honesty and gratitude. Where shall we eat? — Jack Kerouac

The value and utility of any experiment are determined by the fitness of the material to the purpose for which it is used, and thus in the case before us it cannot be immaterial what plants are subjected to experiment and in what manner such experiment is conducted. — Gregor Mendel