Nienhaus Lotz Quotes & Sayings

You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course. — Evelyn Waugh

Those who, either from their own engagements and hurry of business, or from indolence, or from conceit and vanity, have neglected looking out of themselves, as far as my experience and observation reach, have from that time not only ceased to advance, and improve in their performances, but have gone backward. They may be compared to men who have lived upon their principal, till they are reduced to beggary, and left without resources. — Joshua Reynolds

It was monks who first taught the art of reading in silence. During the Dark Ages. Augustine, perhaps, was first. And silence was a tongue Elena understood. Silence was her idiom for support and caring. Silence was permissive and contemplative and nonconfrontational and there was melody to it. It was both earth and ether. — Rick Moody

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on. — Dolly Parton

But, in the name of the experimental method and out of our poor knowledge, are we really entitled to claim that everything happens by chance, to the exclusion of all other possibilities? — Albert Claude

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man. — Albert Schweitzer

I want you [Sarah Palin] to know you have my support. But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down. — Glenn Beck

Grief is like a splinter deep into every fingertip; to touch anything is torture. — Erin Kelly

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated — Aung San Suu Kyi

The patter of tentative footfalls reached my ears. I flipped on my side to face the door and saw Ansel wander by. I rolled onto my back, rubbing sleep from my eyes. I'd crashed on my bed as soons as I'd gotten back from school, collapsing under the weight of the day.
The floorboards squeaked as Ansel passed by my door again. I caught his nervous glance in my direction before he hurried down the hall.
'Ansel, I'm not the sun; stop orbiting and get in here,' I called. — Andrea Cremer