Nation Notebook Quotes & Sayings

We weep for gladness, weep for grief;
The tears they are the same;
We sigh for longing, and relief;
The sighs have but one name,
And mingled in the dying strife,
Are moans that are not sad
The pangs of death are throbs of life,
Its sighs are sometimes glad. — George MacDonald

It's one thing to put on your nation's uniform to give your life for your country. But to dress up in black-market khakis and head into battle in a borrowed bush hat, armed only with a Nikon camera, 10 rolls of film and notebook, is definitely another thing. — Peter Arnett

Aphorisms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling. — William Rounseville Alger

My course is set for an uncharted sea. — Dante Alighieri

Nothing is nearer to us than heaven. The earth is beneath our feet, and we tread upon it, but heaven is within us. — Nikos Kazantzakis

Nothing is wrong if you walk alone . — Lailah Gifty Akita

Lack of self-esteem is what causes wars because people who really love themselves don't go out and try to fight other people ... It's the root of all the problems. — Oprah Winfrey

I don't want to produce anyone that doesn't want to be produced by me. — Roger Glover