Notrium Quotes & Sayings

Never mind, he answered; and, slinging his weapon over his shoulder, strode off down the gorge and so away into the heart of the mountain to the haunts of the wild beasts. Amongst them all there was none so fierce and so dangerous as himself. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Revenge is simply justice with teeth. — Simon R. Green

1. Institutions shape politics. The rules and standard operating procedures that make up institutions leave their imprint on political outcomes by structuring political behavior. Outcomes are not simply reducible to the billiard-ball interaction of individuals nor to the intersection of broad social forces. Institutions influence outcomes because they shape actors' identities, power, and strategies. 2. Institutions are shaped by history. Whatever other factors may affect their form, institutions have inertia and "robustness." They therefore embody historical trajectories and turning points. History matters because it is "path dependent": what comes first (even if it was in some sense "accidental") conditions what comes later. Individuals may "choose" their institutions, but they do not choose them under circumstances of their own making, and their choices in turn influence the rules within which their successors choose. — Robert D. Putnam

I haven't much to offer,my Prince,for I am unskilled,ill-epuipped,and unworthy ... yet I offer myself to You.If there is something more to following You,then show me and I will see. Command me and I will obey.Lead me and I will follow.If my feeble life can be used by You,I give it.I am Yours,my King and my Prince. — Chuck Black

My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together. — Michael Douglas

Now and then goldfish splish and gleam, like new pennies dropped in water. — David Mitchell

The idea that the Lord had given us a present, that the world is a gift from God ... well, the amount of stuff, back then, that the Lord was giving away was limited. We do not have dominion. — David Attenborough

Moral writing is boring. — Johan Van Wyk

Today's thought for empowerment: If we would only love more all limitations in our lives would be gone! — John Randolph Price

In the present State of America, our welfare and prosperity depend upon the cultivation of our lands and turning the produce of them to the best advantage. — George Washington