Mustachioed Springfield Quotes & Sayings

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win. — Stuart Symington

Life is a faerytale written by God's hand. — Hans Christian Andersen

He smiled like a cat who'd just eaten a pet shop full of canaries, — C.D. Reiss

I'm not looking for peace on earth, though, through a political solution. I'm a pastor. — Rick Warren

If human beings weren't 'dumbable' enough to be made soldiers, war would be nothing but an exchange of swear words between a handful of individuals. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The Stock Exchange is something very different. There is no economy and no production of goods and services. There are only fantasies in which people from one hour to the next decide that this or that company is worth so many billions, more or less. It doesn't have a thing to do with reality or with the Swedish economy. — Steig Larsson

Why in the midst of great events there always seems to be a family so misnamed is one of the imponderables of history. — Erik Larson

I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again. — Ben Hogan

It was dawn by the time the detective showed up; tired and weary. Tired because he'd been called from his bed before dawn, weary because he'd spent his life looking at the bad side of human nature and that wasn't going to change. — Alan Furst

But a dog confers status on a man. It shows he is responsible and capable of love. It will probably even help him get laid. — Meghan Daum

We need to remember that we are all created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed. — Maya Angelou

If we see anyone who renounces his rights in regard to worldly matters and forgives even strangers, not to speak of relations, we should think of him as a good man. If we desist from beating up a thief or any other felon, do nothing to get him punished but, after admonishing him and recovering from him the stolen article, let him go, we would be credited with humanity and our action would be regarded as an instance of non-violence; a contrary course would be looked upon as violence. — Mahatma Gandhi

If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers. — John C. Maxwell

He who is called to and set apart for the work of an evangelist is to devote his time and effort single-mindedly to this God-given task. He is not to be distracted by anything likely to deflect him from this. Persecution will not weaken his resolution. The persuasion of others will fall on deaf ears. Only the clear leading of God will cause him to change his ministry. — Billy Graham

The importance of Man, which is the one indispensable dogma of the theologians, receives no support from a scientific view of the future of the solar system. — Bertrand Russell