Mike Burgener Quotes & Sayings

Rousseau confessed to Mr. Hume, and Mr. Hume repeated the conversation to Mr. Burke, that the secret of which he availed himself in his writings to excite the attention of mankind, was the employment of paradoxes. When a proposition is so expressed as to bear the appearance of absurdity, but by certain reasonings and explanations is made to assume the semblance of truth, the inexperienced hearers are, in general, wonderfully delighted, give credit to the author for the highest ingenuity, and congratulate themselves on a surprising discovery. — James Mill

Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so. — Peggy Noonan

It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. — Jonathan Mayhew

We know violence isn't the answer. When we take up our arms, we're talking about our vote. — Sarah

Among the friends of Union, there is great diversity of sentiment and of policy in regard to slavery and the African race among us. — Abraham Lincoln

I'm just trying to get back to normal life. — Chris Kyle

We don't know what we'd do. Nobody knows what accident of fate or DNA or character will determine how we act when the shit hits the fan. — Francine Prose

Memories and magic is what Christmas is all about. — Lynn Johnston

I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the colour of my mind. — Emily Bronte

A strategy is multi-dimensional planning, multi-team collaboration, and multitasking action. — Pearl Zhu

Do I need to ask Mr. Colt to move?" She wiggles her lips. "Are we having a little love in the afternoon?"
Everybody titters-not laughs, but titters. I can feel my face turning red. "No. No, it's fine. He's fine."
"He sure is," mutters some girl with mall bangs at the next table. Her table mate slaps her five. — Carrie Jones

They pointed at each other, with starlight burning in their limbs like daggers and icicles and fireflies, and then fell to judging their limbs again, each finding himself intact, hot, excited, stunned, awed, and the other, ah yes, that other over there, unreal, a ghostly prism flashing the accumulated light of distant worlds ... .
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Now Tomas laughed. "You're blind!"
"I see very well. You are the one who does not see. — Ray Bradbury