Martlets Bird Quotes & Sayings

To be individually righteous is the first of all duties, come what may to ones self, to one's country, to society, and to civilization itself. — Joseph Wood Krutch

Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping. — Gregory Maguire

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it. — Charles R. Swindoll

When a human being becomes so still that they begin to lose awareness of their gender, and they are simply looking into that abyss where there is no notion of self whatsoever, the world disappears. And that's really the only place to go. It's the only place to remain. — Andrew Cohen

It is better to be thought perverse than insincere. — Samuel Richardson

To marry a fool is to be no fool. — Moliere

The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles - and they often die very quickly in the script. — Max Von Sydow

Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile. — Jack Lemmon

If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead. — Timothy Keller

Strip the human race, absolutely naked, and it would be a real democracy. But the introduction of even a rag of tiger skin, or a cowtail, could make a badge of distinction and be the beginning of a monarchy. — Mark Twain

I certainly never feel discouraged. I can't myself raise the winds that might blow us or this ship into a better world. But I can at least put up the sail so that when the winds comes, I can catch it. — E.F. Schumacher

We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families. — Susan Collins

Clouds and dust are carried by the air, but less intelligent persons say that the sky is cloudy and the air is dirty. Similarly, they also implant material bodily conceptions on the spirit self. — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

I heard we'll get you a pass because we know you're married to a black woman. You're married to a sister so we'll give you that pass but also, those who know me but also if they look at the body of work, it is the bigger picture. — Blair Underwood

I think some of what makes it a good podcast is that it's organic. It doesn't feel forced. If we can say anything about ours, it's that we're not faking it at all. We're genuinely interested in the people that we're talking to. — Chris Hardwick