Patrick Rufus Quotes & Sayings

We classify things for the purpose of doing something to them. Any classification which does not assist manipulation is worse than useless. — Randolph Bourne

We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow. — Earl Weaver

You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone. — Sally Hawkins

In meditation you withdraw from others and focus your attention inside to gain purity of mind and wisdom energy. Then you must become extroverted and use this energy. When you take a long jump, you must first take some steps backward. Then you run, and make the jump. Like this, you first withdraw, observe yourself, develop clarity and unlock the wisdom. Then you make a long jump into society, to serve society. These two steps cannot be separated. — S. N. Goenka

A person who can believe all the articles of the Christian faith is not going to boggle over a trifle of adverse evidence. — Dorothy L. Sayers

People no longer rely on the Bible as either their standard for living or their source of truth. In fact, few people even bother to read it anymore. — David Jeremiah

I don't think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in. — Dave Matthews

To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. — David Soul

In quick succession, Qhuinn reviewed his answers: No, of course not, the knife was acting of its own volition. I was actually trying to stop it ... No, I only meant to give him a shave ... No, I didn't realize that slicing open someone's jugular was going to lead to death. — J.R. Ward

Strong women are absolutely unpredictable. — Anne Rice