Powhatan Beaty Quotes & Sayings

The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them. — Henry Bolingbroke

An unusual problem developed when a case of smallpox was brought to the hospital. Smallpox was too contagious to be allowed on the wards. Its victims had to be specially isolated. But where? Osler drove the patient up to the mayor of Hamilton's home, a sure way of getting action. Special accommodation was arranged in a secluded house. Osler visited the patient twice a day until he died, and then did an autopsy on the spot, helped by the German housekeeper. — Michael Bliss

I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence. — Emir Kusturica

It's the things that we know FOR SURE, that just ain't so, that get us into trouble. — Wayne Dyer

I'm friends with [exes] and they hear the songs. I can honestly say I don't have any exes I hate. They're artists in some fashion so they understand. — Jhene Aiko

Courage and endurance are useless of they are never tested. — Penelope Fitzgerald

To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it. — Bertrand Russell

Games can sometimes be fun."
He smiled and lifted his wineglass. "A toast."
She lifted hers. "To dangerous games." He smiled.
"To winning." She clinked her glass against his. — Zoe Forward

Every thought is a cause & every condition is an effect. Change your thoughts & you change your destiny. — Joseph Murphy

Never make excuses for who you are — Steven Aitchison

I love all types of braids. Single, multiple, box braids - I try them all. — Zendaya

One's better off alone, and yet there are so many things that are impossible to fathom on one's own. In fact it's a terrible business and the task is a hard one. — Claude Monet

We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives couldn't we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy, we begin to actually experience more joy in our lives too! — Steve Goodier

Discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons — Jim Rohn