Piobaireachd Society Quotes & Sayings

That, as far as she could tell, was the purpose of the religion she had been brought up in: it made people feel better when really horrible things happened, and it offered a repertoire of ceremonies that were used to add a touch of class to such goings-on as shacking up with someone and throwing dirt on a corpse. None of which especially bothered Zula or made her doubt its worthwhileness. Making sad people feel better was a fine thing to do. — Neal Stephenson

It took capitalism half a century to come back from the Great Depression. — Ben Shapiro

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. — Ellen Ochoa

Just wait, dude," Jamie had said. "I'm serious. It's fucking hard-core." Since Jamie described everything from zombie movies to his parents' fights to the new enchilada platter at Taco John's as "fucking hard-core," none of us could gauge much by it. — Emily M. Danforth

Without mathematics, we are blind. — Alain Badiou

Good people in the West have often failed to distinguish between Islam and Islamism ... — Phyllis Chesler

The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works. — Marcus Aurelius

I've never really seen myself as an actress. I told myself, 'I'm not going to get a job where I need to put on makeup, or one that I need to do my nails.' I hate the idea of putting on makeup, then removing it. — Ann Kok

I have met countless people who call themselves Christians who don't appear to have any living breathing vibrant connection with the resurrected Christ and I've met countless people from every religious background including atheists that tell me of their very personal and real experiences of the living Christ. I don't have people asking me why they should believe something - that's starting off on the wrong foot to say the least. — Rob Bell

In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory. — Douglas MacArthur

All religions are sick men's dreams, false - demonstrably false - and pernicious. — Ibn Warraq

I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army. I thought, well, what am I going to do with him? — Mort Walker

A discarded newspaper skimmed the sidewalk with a sound like the whisperings of a dead lover. — John Connolly

I don't think that Iran with a nuclear capability will be just the problem of the state of Israel. This is a matter that concerns the whole world. — Moshe Katsav