Meriter Monona Quotes & Sayings

One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the world changes. — Stephen Kinzer

The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this ... — William Wordsworth

I believe, - "That government is best which governs not at all;" and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. — Henry David Thoreau

Each person is worth the value put on them by the affection of others, and that is where popular wisdom has found that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. — Machado De Assis

I take a swig of wine. A big one. It's pointless. There's not enough wine in the world for this. — Leisa Rayven

There's a time for reciting poems and a time for fists. As far as I was concerned, this was the latter. — Roberto Bolano

I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home. — Art Alexakis

I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point. — Yann Martel

Hark, the glad sound! The Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long; Let every heart exult with joy, And every voice be song! — Philip Doddridge

I wouldn't want the federal government dictating how I use my cameras, every community has their own issues and their own dynamics. — Kenneth R. Miller

You people who have survived childhood don't remeber any longer what it was like. You think children are whole, uncomplicated creatures, and if you split them in two with a handy axe there would be all one substance inside, hard candy. But it isn't hard candy so much as a hopeless seething lava of all kinds of things, a turmoil, a mess. And once the child starts thinking about this mess he begins to disintegrate as a child and turns into something else
an adult, an animal. — Joyce Carol Oates

People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do. — Katy Perry

Bird has to fly with their own wings; we have to think our own thoughts, find our own destiny. — Debasish Mridha