Prange Way Quotes & Sayings

The Encyclopedia
the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment ... — Peter Prange

In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be an equally strong force, perhaps even stronger. Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls. — Peter Prange

Thinking of the good our work can do for others, beyond our daily to-do list, helps us change how we do what we do in ways that add meaning to our work. — David Sturt

I now had two handy shafts of wood with jagged, pointy ends. I stepped between Inari and the nearest vampire and passed her one broken half of the rod. "Here," I said. "If you get the chance, make like Buffy. — Jim Butcher

When you grow up in that (multi-ethnic) environment, you see the world differently. Being a mixed-race child, I didn't always see colour in people, I really didn't. It was other people that made me see the colour all the time. — Halle Berry

Politics is the only field in which the character of a person does not stand in the way of his career. — Peter Prange

Even when we strive for perfection, life is nothing more than an attempt to achieve it through a series of greater or smaller imperfections. — Peter Prange

I pick up the list of Benji's five favorite books because we've got work to do:

"Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon. He's a pretentious fuck and a liar.

"Underworld" by Don DeLillo. He's a snob.

"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. He's a spoiled passport-carrying fuck stunted in eighth grade.

"Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" by David Foster Wallace. Enough already.

"The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane. He's got Mayflowers in his blood. — Caroline Kepnes

Politics is a matter of leading other people. Admittedly not where they want to go, but where they ought to go. — Peter Prange

One is bound to one's wife, but has a bond to one's mistress. — Peter Prange

Books are never harmless ... they either strengthen us or they weaken us in our faith. Some of them do this even as they entertain us, others as they teach us. In an invisible way their teaching penetrates into our hearts and souls, to continue its work inside, and we inhale the spirit of these books as healing or poisonous vapors. They can bring the greatest benefits and the greatest ruin, for from their ideas that they spread come the deeds of the future. — Peter Prange

I no longer believe in love," she said bitterly. "When people claim to have lost their heart, it's usually only their wits that have vanished. — Peter Prange

Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn't found me waiting in the right place. — Peter Prange

We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces. All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase. — Adel Al-Jubeir

I would advise a stupid woman always to follow her hsuband - however, a smart woman should rely on her own instincts. — Peter Prange

Anything we do to fight misery and ignorance and poverty, no matter how imperfect it may be, is still better than doing nothing at all. — Peter Prange

There seemed to be too much gathering of data for their own sake without any thought of practical application - an inevitable development in a statistical and evaluation office unless sternly controlled. — Gordon W. Prange

The striving of humanity for knowledge and truth [can] not be suppressed. The growth of the spirit [is]an essential part of Creation; it was planned like the growth of the body, of the plants and animals and people - every living thing that God had created. — Peter Prange

Definitely when you get handed roles like Joel in 'The Last of Us,' that's something that will change your life, and I learned so much from that role. — Troy Baker

In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor. — Malala Yousafzai

Ego is the greatest killer of one's potential — Rick Pitino