Peifer Orchards Quotes & Sayings

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing. — Ben Stein

Sir, when the love of peace degenerates into fear of war, it becomes of all passions the most despicable." - Senator Giles of Virginia, to President Thomas Jefferson, before the War of 1812 — Joe Buff

I have never, God or whatever knows, prostrated myself to be famous, but I would meander through all the sewers of the world, through all degradations and humiliations, in order to paint. I have to do this. Until the last drop every vision that exists in my being must be purged; then it will be a pleasure for me to be rid of this damned torture — Max Beckmann

Everything I loved was taken away from me, and I did not die. — James Patterson

From first days in school, we are taught to listen to everything and everyone but ourselves, to take in all our clues about living from the people and powers around us. — Parker J. Palmer

I love performing so much! The joy is to have the opportunity to be able to perform all around the world. — Hiromi

He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune's breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse. — Livy

Said. I've heard enough. From — Lisa Unger

Your cause of sorrow must not be measured by his worth, for then it hath no end. — William Shakespeare

Because things grow. Wherever there is air and light and open space, things grow. — Helen Oyeyemi

Locke moaned.
'Quit sobbing, you damn baby,' Jean hissed as he began to lope back along the dock. 'You must have at least a half beer glass of blood left somewhere in there.'
But Locke was now well and truly unconscious ... — Scott Lynch

I wear a baseball cap all the time, which I would never normally wear, and I walk very fast. — Michael Caine

The human race is not divided into two opposing camps of good and evil. It is made up of those who are capable of learning and those who are incapable of doing so. — E. O. Wilson

How does consciousness ever begin? How could that possibly occur? And is that question any less enigmatic than trying to figure how it might arise at a later date? Is consciousness synonymous with everything? — Robert Lanza

The CDO was, in effect, a credit laundering service for the residents of Lower Middle Class America. For Wall Street it was a machine that turned lead into gold. — Michael Lewis