Mahelona Family Quotes & Sayings

Human beings have the capacity to learn to want almost any conceivable material object. Given, then, the emergence of a modern industrial culture capable of producing almost anything, the time is ripe for opening the storehouse of infinite need! ... It is the modern Pandora's box, and its plagues are loose upon the world. — Jules Henry

Understanding is a lot like sex; it's got a practical purpose, but that's not why people do it normally. — Frank Oppenheimer

Not only the thirsty seek the water, the water as well seeks the thirsty. — Rumi

For love, thou know'st, is full of jealousy — William Shakespeare

I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power. — Richard Adams

Why some gonococcal strains are more resistant than others is still not clear. — Gerhard Domagk

Davis is a literargy dyspeptic who had more ink than blood in his veins, an intriguer, buys with private enmities. — Edward A. Pollard

You can't go through sustained cruelty and terror for a large swathe of your life and not talk about it and be okay. — Alan Cumming

Incoherence is a common hazard for journalists who dabble in ethical judgments. — Andrew Ferguson

Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime. — Bob Kane

Even when you err, it is a thousand times better to err out of conviction than to hide your true opinion to respect some authority. — Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Influential people aren't buffeted by the latest trend or by public opinion. They form their opinions carefully, based on the facts. They're more than willing to change their mind when the facts support it, but they aren't influenced by what other people think - only by what they know. — Travis Bradberry

The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words, so that I can talk to him? — Zhuangzi

When I look back, my greatest accomplishment in high school has nothing to do with competition and winning. I learned to use my own judgement and not to follow others blindly. I learned to judge myself based on my own standards. I learned to find my own voice. I learned to speak my own truth. I have nothing to show for these achievements, no grades, no medals, trophies, or diploma. Yet these are the achievements that can't be taken away by loss, failure, or misunderstanding. — Cara Chow