Monteras Island Quotes & Sayings

Democrats hate America being a world power because world power gives power to the nation instead of to Democrats. — P. J. O'Rourke

Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason?" he asked Isabelle. "They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here, or to tell the time, like clocks, or to fill you with wonder like the automaton. Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was made to do." Isabelle picked up the mouse, wound it again, and set it down. "Maybe it's the same with people," Hugo continued. "If you lose your purpose ... it's like you're broken. — Brian Selznick

If Christians today understood this distinction between the role of the private Christian citizen and the Christian in government, they might sound less like medieval crusaders. If secularists understood correctly the nature of Christian public duty they would not fear, but welcome responsible Christian political involvement. — Charles W. Colson

If God had made a perfect world, it would be a magic trick, not creation, with no meaning or place for us to learn and create. Mankind is not yet ready for a perfect world. We do not know how to appreciate perfection. — Bernie Siegel

I don't look like who I am. — Barbara Kingsolver

Very few people are fortunate enough to walk through countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and I had seen them all. I had spoken to many on the street. — Ashleigh Banfield

Wealth is power. With wealth many things are possible. — George S. Clason

Our perception of "reality" is an act of faith based on mere fragments. — Scott McCloud

Human beings need to be needed, and they need to be reminded of this pretty much every day. They need to know that they are helping others, not merely serving themselves. — Patrick Lencioni

I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in 'good' wars. — Wendy Doniger

I think record stores play a huge part in discovering new music. When I was growing up I would spend hours going through all the bins looking for something new that seemed interesting to me and that could relate to what I was listening to at the time. This is why I want to support National Record Store Day. — Joe Principe

There are only two buttons in our consciousness, it wakes up or sleeps forever. — Santosh Kalwar