Mentis Grating Quotes & Sayings

One night I heard my dad say to my mom: I can't help but think of the good times we're having now as being painful memories later on. And my mom saying, c'mon now honey. — Miriam Toews

When temptations march monotonously in regiments, one waits for to pass. — Frank Moore Colby

This shriveled conception of democracy has solid roots. The founding fathers were much concerned about the hazards of democracy. In the debates of the Constitutional Convention, the main framer, James Madison, warned of these hazards. Naturally taking England as his model, he observed that "in England, at this day, if elections were open to all classes of people, the property of landed proprietors would be insecure. An agrarian law would soon take place," undermining the right to property. To ward off such injustice, "our government ought to secure the permanent interests of the country against innovation," arranging voting patterns and checks and balances so as "to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority," a prime task of decent government.19 — Noam Chomsky

There is always a part of our being into which those who are dearer to us far than our own lives are yet unable to enter. — James Anthony Froude

wisdom is great, but sometimes, those who think they are wiser than others can become the otherwise — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick. — Joan Cusack

You also wonder if a restaurant placed an ad that read, "Only homeless need apply," would they get fined? Probably not. But if they said, "No homeless apply," they would be transient bigots. For as bureaucrats use language to punish the lawful, they use tolerance to coddle the troubled. — Greg Gutfeld

I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird. — Paul McCartney

If as we accept God is the perfect epitome of justice, mercy, goodness, and compassion, then our efforts to define the divine will through Sharia should be predicated on achieving a result that is merciful compassionate. — Mark Durie

I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing. — Pam Houston

I am chairman of the Pakistan People's Party. — Bilawal Bhutto Zardari