Lesniak Hill Quotes & Sayings

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. — Otto Von Bismarck

Say it! No ideas but in things. — William Carlos Williams

Fresh or changing conditions ferment fresh forms. — Edward Hirsch

Poetry is a puppet-show, where riders of skyrockets and divers of sea fathoms gossip about the sixth sense and the fourth dimension. — Carl Sandburg

Although it is a gloomy view to suppose that life will die out, sometimes when I contemplate the things that people do with their lives I think it is almost a consolation — Bertrand Russell

Much later, when I thought about it, I realized that my folks were typical of their generation of parents: Their idea of raising children was making sure we were clothed, fed, and protected. They didn't focus much on us unless we were sick or had done something wrong. They didn't hold conversations with us. Love was understood rather than expressed, and values were transmitted by example, not word of mouth. — Nathan McCall

Griffin rolled his eyes. "You should have heard him complaining in wardrobe." His voice went up an octave in a poor imitation of Kellan's. "Oh, poor me, I have to make — S.C. Stephens

Textbooks are no longer given to schoolchildren; they're too expensive. So they're given to the teachers, who probably need them more. — Sarah Churchwell

We'd summoned you out of ourselves, and you were not given a vote. If only for that reason, you deserved all the protection we could muster. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved their economic situation in some form. And this has been brought about by their aggressive assertion of their sovereign treaty rights. — Leonard Peltier