Paradistic Quotes & Sayings

Since I have known God in a saving manner, painting, poetry, and music have had charms unknown to me before. I have received what I suppose is a taste for them, or religion has refined my mind and made it susceptible of impressions from the sublime and beautiful. O, how religion secures the heightened enjoyment of those pleasures which keep so many from God, by their becoming a source of pride! — Henry Martyn

Most of us working on poverty alleviation simply want to know, 'How much poverty can I reduce for every dollar I donate?' — Leila Janah

Solitude is precious balm to my heart in these paradistic parts. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Law is not as disinterested as our concepts of law pretend; law serves power; law in large measure is a recapitulation of the status quo; it confirms a rigid order designed to insulate the beneficiaries of the status quo from the disturbances of change. The painful truth
one with a long history
is that police are around in large part to guarantee a peaceful disgestion for the rich. — William Sloane Coffin Jr.

There should be no surprise when you come to that hideous moment for which you've spent a lifetime preparing. — David Simon

After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy. — J.M. Barrie

The seriousness of emotional deprivation:
It is not difficult to understand how children who have suffered from malnutrition or starvation need food and plenty of care in their bodies are to recover so they can go on to lead normal lives. If, however, the starvation is severe enough, the damage will be permanent and they will suffer physical impairments for the rest of their lives. Likewise, children who are deprived of emotional nurturing require care and love if their sense of security and self-confidence is to be restored. However, if love is minimal and abuse high, the damage will be permanent and the children will suffer emotional impairments for the rest of their lives. — Mark Z. Danielewski

In battle, the ONLY bullets that count are those that hit. — Theodore Roosevelt

It was quite an insignificant looking sheet, but no sooner did the American eagle catch sight of it, than he swooned and fell off his perch. — Jane Swisshelm

It did not prepare me for writing or 'Power of Attorney.' However, what it did is that it forced me out of the DA's office. I stopped getting that county check. — Christopher Darden

Life - No, I've nothing to teach you about it for the moment. May be writing about it another week. — E. M. Forster

There's no difference between movies and television. None at all. Except in a lot of cases, television's much better than movies. — George Lucas