Probative Quotes & Sayings

Find out what your passions are and gauge your limit. Because success requires hard work and perseverance and sadly, not everyone has the two. — Nik Halik

When it can be said by any country in the world, my poor are happy, neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them, my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars, the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive, the rational world is my friend because I am the friend of happiness. When these things can be said, then may that country boast its constitution and government. Independence is my happiness, the world is my country and my religion is to do good. — Thomas Paine

No one was ever the better for advice: in general, what we called giving advice was properly taking an occasion to show our own wisdom at another's expense; and to receive advice was little better than tamely to another the occasion of raising himself a character from our defects. — Anthony Ashley Cooper

I think it's easy to hold on to this romantic hope that communities such as Niaqornat won't change, because we're in this world where progress is unstoppable, and they're a link to some idealised past. — Sarah Gavron

Evolution leads the way through desire. — Deepak Chopra

If you want to sin, sin wholeheartedly and openly. Sins too have their lessons to teach the earnest sinner, as virtues the earnest saint. It is the mixing up of the two that is so disastrous. Nothing can block you so effectively as compromise, for it shows lack of earnestness, without which nothing can be done. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence are taken as credentials probative of powers to astound the multitude. — George V. Higgins

It was an epoch of her life, an hour never to be forgotten, this first coming into relation with a really noble library. — Charlotte M. Vaile

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder. — Gloria Estefan

To things staring you right in the face, I echoed, our eyes locking over the rims. — Alice Clayton

Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ... but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom. — Swami Vivekananda

Is it the problem in my conclusion or is it in you... it's difficult to say I can say for sure Dean Koontz audiobooks I have them on few clicks away... but I can't say anything about your character... it's very soft... lazy and not serious.... you want a lit of with process 0%. — Deyth Banger

DNA is a 'thing' - a chemical that sticks to your fingers. — Sam Kean

Jack! "Where have you been,you miserable little creep?"
He raised his eyebrows,a look of mock hurt on his face."This is the thanks I get?"
"Give me that bat and I'll show you how grateful I am, coward! — Kiersten White