Myrtille Quotes & Sayings

A human group transforms itself into a crowd when it suddenly responds to a suggestion rather than to reasoning, to an image rather than to an idea, to an affirmation rather than to proof, to the repetition of a phrase rather than to arguments, to prestige rather than to competence. — Jean Francois Revel

In an ideal world, the time English speakers devote to steeling themselves against, and complaining about, things like Billy and me, singular they, and impact as a verb would be better spent attending to genuine matters of graceful oral and written expression. — John McWhorter

The truth was ... none of that kept people from leaving. Nothing could, if the person was determined to go. The only question was how long you were willing to chase them. — Cora Carmack

Why this strange indifferences to missions? Why these scant contributions? Why does money fail to be forthcoming when approved men and women are asking to be sent to proclaim the "unsearchable riches of Christ" to the heathen? — Lottie Moon

But how could you believe me? after all the thousands of times i told you i loved you how could you let one word break your faith in me — Stephenie Meyer

My soul is satisfied with spirituality. — Lailah Gifty Akita

What else has a journalist to do these days, after all, but report life's miseries? — John Le Carre

A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them. — Miller Huggins

Art is a vocation, as much as anything in this world. For the real artist, it is the most natural thing in the world, not as necessary as air and water, perhaps, but as food and water. But we really do lead almost a monastic life, you know; to follow it you very often have to give up something. — Katherine Anne Porter

This means the world to me That you guys are here celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't express it enough. — Kevin Durant

It was all terrible and tiring and meaningless. — Edna O'Brien

I've been really impressed at some of the investments that I've seen in community college and technical schools that are training young people for these jobs in 3D printing and the like. — Hillary Clinton

Gratitude is like a flashlight. If you go out in your yard at night and turn on a flashlight, you suddenly can see what's there. It was always there, but you couldn't see it in the dark. — Dawna Markova

There are many positive things to say about the black community. No question about it. — William Julius Wilson