Lejund Quotes & Sayings

We must not be concerned only with that which troubles us, but with all that troubles God. — John Owen

The best pictures are yet to be made. — Frank Capra

Do not
forget duty. But choose love when you can. — Cinda Williams Chima

Unless all that we take to be knowledge is an illusion, we must hold that in thinking we are not reading rationality into an irrational universe, but responding to a rationality with which the universe has always been saturated. — Mary Midgley

How horrible to think what we may wish for, lay in anguish for, may be within our reach but we are unable to see them. — D. Morgenstern

Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants. — Amy Chua

It's OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break. — Billy Joel

I'm much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I've made. — Mark Wahlberg

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. — Calvin Coolidge

My father says you remember the smell of your country no matter where you are but only recognize it when you're far away. — Aglaja Veteranyi

Even today, some opt for the comforts of mystification, preferring to believe that the wonders of the ancient world were built by Atlanteans, gods, or space travelers, instead of by thousands toiling in the sun. Such thinking robs our forerunners of their due, and us of their experience. Because then one can believe whatever one likes about the past - without having to confront the bones, potsherds, and inscriptions which tell us that people all over the world, time and again, have made similar advances and mistakes. — Ronald Wright

What puts my mind at rest is knowing I'm a person of integrity. I really do stand for what I say I stand for. I'm real! — Steve Grand

The most beautiful experiences I've had climbing are when everything is simplified. Free soloing is the simplest thing, until you learn to fly or to walk on air - which I feel is all possible. — Dean Potter