Pravkurs Quotes & Sayings

I will ever be grateful for the wise counsel of a strong and inspired father when he taught, "If you always say no to the first temptation, you will not have to worry if you will be able to say no to the second one." — Harold G. Hillam

Praise to the undeserving is severe satire. — Benjamin Franklin

Some full professors could more accurately be described as empty professors. — Thomas Sowell

Believe it or not, one of my favorite songs is 'La Marseillaise'. I'll watch Casablanca just to hear it. It is enough to get me off my ass and want to jump on a horse and yell, "Charge!" — Seymour Stein

You can't choose the time and place, the when and where, and with whom you fall in love. — Sarah Tregay

The fact of dying for what is strong robs death of its bitterness - and at the same time of all its value. — Simone Weil

Playdate. (n) A Date arranged by adults in which young children are brought together, usually at the home of one of them, for the premeditated purpose of "playing". A feature of contemporary American upscale suburban life in which "neighborhoods" have ceased to exist, and children no longer trail in and out of "neighbor childrens" houses or play in "backyards". In the absence of sidewalks in newer "gated" coummunities, children cannot "walk" to playdates but must be driven by adults, usually mothers. A "playdate" is never initiated by the players (i.e., children), but only by their mothers.
In American-suburban social climbing through playdating, this is the chapter you've been awaiting. — Joyce Carol Oates

I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do. No pains are too great, no revisions too tedious no matter how small the result. But I also believe that while humility should not be overdone, excellence should never be taken for granted, otherwise we stop reaching for it. — Densey Clyne

Whenever you're in a position to win, you don't want to let it go. — Vijay Singh

Close-up violence
it's like a tornado hitting you at 200 mph without warning. It takes all your preparation, fierceness to survive. — David R. Wommack

The eyeless tick climbs onto a grass stem to await the smell of butyric acid emanating from mammalian skin. Since experiments have shown that this arachnid can go for eighteen years without food, the tick has ample time to meet a mammal, drop onto her victim, and gorge herself on warm blood. Afterward she is ready to lay her eggs and die. — Frans De Waal

But do ye not see how verra small a thing is the notion of death, between us two, Claire?" he whispered. — Diana Gabaldon