Prestigiacomo Family Tree Quotes & Sayings

That quotation about not having time to stand and stare has never applied to me. I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much - in just standing and staring and I was at it again this morning. — James Herriot

[L]ife is a system of geological and biological cooperation. Certainly, the system contains fights: birds against worms, snails against lettuce, and spiders against flies. But these fights are contained in the sense that they do not get out of hand, that no one species is the permanent victor. Man alone is trying to eliminate his natural enemies in the conviction that he is, or should be, the supreme species. — Alan W. Watts

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. — James Thurber

A human being survives by his ability to forget. Memory is always ready to blot out the bad and retain only the good. — Varlam Shalamov

Don't say I never gave you anything," he said. " I gave you the stars. Good night, little sister. — Cate Tiernan

When girls use the brightness of their eyes or the softness of their skin, they have an uncommon advantage in getting what they want. — Anna Godbersen

I can hear then say, "You're welcome, Will."
When I thanked them for sending you from heaven. — Colleen Hoover

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action. — Albert Einstein

The philosophers of antiquity taught contempt for work, that degradation of the free man, the poets sang of idleness, that gift from the Gods. — Paul Lafargue

God is God, and I'm not. — Stephen Mansfield

The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly abolished. — Catherine The Great

The advantage in today's society is that there is so much information about everything. It means that you don't have to repeat all the mistakes yourself but can learn by seeing how other people have done. — Peter Jumrukovski

Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts. — John Harricharan