Quotes & Sayings About Plaques In Memory Of

I'm not sure about prizes. I don't know how far you can seriously raise public consciousness about poetry. Having a 'National Poetry Day,' like a 'No Smoking Day,' is just shelving the problem. Things which should by rights be every day are not best served by these things. — John Fuller

For our purposes you can consider it a small country between Germany and France."
"But there isn't anything between Germany and France. Except Switzerland."
"Precisely," said Jace. — Cassandra Clare

Ohmigod! This place is so cool!" This was Tracy, who was sashaying into the warehouse looking around like she just hit the candy garden with chocolate stream at Willy Wonka's. Her eyes caught site of Elvira who was in the kitchen. "Hey girl! What's up?"
"Job satisfaction, beanpole, what's up with you," Elvira replied on a huge smile thus taking the sting out of her nickname for Tracy (I hoped).
If Cam was yin to Tracy's yang, Elvira was yang to all of our yins. — Kristen Ashley

As we divest ourselves of once familiar physical objects - digitize and dematerialize - we approach a 'Star Trek' future in which everything can be accessed from the fourth dimension with a few clicks or terse audibles. — James Wolcott

First, it led to overconsumption, because of what he called the deception of the appetite-control apparatus by the density of the carbohydrates. — Gary Taubes

It's stupid. There are maps to show you how to get to the place where you want to be but no maps that show you how to get to the time when you want to be. — Anthony Marra

Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription. — Isaac Newton

Today, the law is a crazy quilt of provisions and clauses that very often have little to do with securing general happiness but instead are designed to secure the particular happiness of various advocacy groups, politicians and bureaucrats. — Joel Miller

One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom — Swami Vivekananda

The role of the educator is one of tranquil possession of certitude in regard to the teaching of not only contents but also of 'correct thinking.' — Paulo Freire