Pieuses Quotes & Sayings

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility. — Karl Marx

Passion. Confidence. Gratitude. The possibility of making positive change in the world. It's the sort of "spark" one gets the moment they decide to go after what they want, really fight for it, work hard, and not give up. I love that spark; it's beautifully contagious. — Beth Riesgraf

A convention is a social pattern we have chosen to prefer over whatever the raw world simply proffers. It is a sign of the operation of the mind, drawing the assent of a sufficient number of other minds so that the agreement will be widely operative. A convention is not a custom; a custom is a habit in which a sufficient number acquiesce. A custom can appear as a convention, but it is really a lesser act, the result of passive acceptance rather than of the imposition of design. It is the difference between learning to live by the annual flooding of the river or by a calendar. — A. Bartlett Giamatti

Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children. — Irwin Redlener

On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. — Martin Van Buren

Man needs now no more degrees, but character,
No more study, but wisdom. — Sivananda

I didn't endorse Donald Trump but I thanked him for coming, thanked him for raising issues that were important, thanked him for talking about immigration and considering the views that we had worked on for a number of years, on what a good immigration policy should be. — Jeff Sessions

If you ever go to any event ever, for any reason, they will give you a tote bag. Medical conference? Tote bag. Wedding? Tote bag. Syrian refugee arriving in Canada? Maple leaf tote bag. My orthodontist gave me a tote bag. And a t-shirt. Which I put in the tote bag. — Jennifer McCartney

No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out the window. If you want work-life balance you just have to accept that you can't be a senior member of a government, or for that matter a senior member of an opposition. — Tony Abbott

My father once told me about a city on the other side of the sky.

Gods watch over us from there. — Mervin Ignacio

Kudj wonder if perhaps Mother right. Kudj wonder if civility only as strong as weakest person participating. — Sam Sykes

I tell my friends married life is boring, but that's just a fun thing to say to make single people feel better. — Sarah Jessica Parker

When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. — Nora Ephron