Ray Bakke Quotes & Sayings

What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything. — Mark Twain

Your brain, Peekay, has two functions; it is a place for original thought, but also it is a reference library. Use it to tell you where to look, and then you will have for yourself all the brains that have ever been — Bryce Courtenay

Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it and what you call it. Is there a check in men, deep in them, that stops or punishes? There doesn't seem to be. The only punishment is for failure. In effect no crime is committed unless a criminal is caught. — John Steinbeck

Weird, inexplicable stuff is already happening in life, whereas art should offer resolution. — Joni Murphy

Bruce Percy, a brilliant landscape photographer, once said to me, "You can't polish a turd." Wise words. — David DuChemin

Without great writing, you've got a bunch of actors bumping into each other. — Bob Newhart

Earl's chair creaked against the floorboards as he rocked. "I couldn't hope for a better man to be at my son's side in a time like this," he said, and Zane was shocked to see his eyes glistening. Their eyes locked, and Earl gave him a nod. "Not a better man. — Anonymous

I don't like the idea of telling private business owners - I abhor racism. I think it's a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant - but, at the same time, I do believe in private ownership. But I absolutely think there should be no discrimination in anything that gets any public funding. — Rand Paul