Mashinsky Miles Quotes & Sayings

In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found / The lineaments of gratified desire. — William Blake

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it. — William Jennings Bryan

One common cause of this mistake of preferring to imagine and admire a great ideal instead of beginning to do little deeds is our impatience with little baby steps, our lack of humility. — Peter Kreeft

reported only seven deaths during surgery. — James Dashner

To be a librarian is not to be neutral, or passive, or waiting for a question. It is to be a radical positive change agent within your community. — R. David Lankes

Paul commands: 'Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the Traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.' From this it is clear that they did not hand down everything by letter, but there is much also that was not written. Like that which was written, the unwritten too is worthy of belief. So let us regard the Tradition of the Church also as worthy of belief. Is it a Tradition? Seek no further. — Saint John Chrysostom

Trying to "fix" the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache. — Guy Finley

The war is in the mountains," he said. "For as long as I can remember, they have killed us in the cities with decrees, not with bullets. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Sound is the basis vibration of the universe All those little vortices may get sent going the other way. Sound is really very powerful. — Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

A man of honor never surrenders his ukulele. — Rick Riordan

In a world of dumb terminals and telephones, networks had to be smart. But in a world of smart terminals, networks have to be dumb. — George Gilder

No one but another painter could know the delicacy required to balance the complexities, to keep reality at bay in order to remain in the innermost center of his work. — Susan Vreeland

I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history. — Joe Manchin