Reinert Library Quotes & Sayings

I was never mean to him, but I participated heartily when the guys teased him. — Norah Vincent

Punishment is a vital need of the human soul. — Simone Weil

To understand what's happening in the U.S. presidential election of 2016, you need to know what's going on in the year 2024! Soundscape: Where hearing is believing. — Royce Flippin

Struggles among Roman patricians, plebeians, and slaves produced a version of the chordal triad universalized around a notion of libertas. Different notes of the chord were dominant from the Republic to the Empire. The slave's point of view was made prominent in the figure of Epictetus, one of the few major Roman theorists born a slave. By the Middle Ages, freedom had attained a spiritual dimension but was still linked to the political. With medieval Christendom came the triumph of the sovereignal conception of freedom. That triumph coincided with theocratic societal decadence, the doctrine of heresy, the transformation of mass slavery into the political language of serfdom, and the introduction of the root word Slav to refer to serfs across Europe. Heretics privileged their personal freedom over sovereign orthodoxy. Being burned at the stake was a consequence. — Neil Roberts

You won't be a wiser man if you always
keep away from bad people or poor ones. — Toba Beta

I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I was 22, and became a member of Parliament in Holland. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Weeds are luckier than flowers because they are not killed for their beauties! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I remember once having to stop performing when I thought an elderly man a few rows back from the front was actually going to die because he was laughing so hard. — Adrian Edmondson

If you're giving to get, all you'll receive is disappointment. But if you're giving to give, all you'll receive is joy. — Toni Sorenson

I used to think religion tasted horrible,
but now I know I was just eating the fake stuff. — Bob Goff

Trust grows when babies and mothers establish that they can find each other again after the inevitable moments of losing touch. It is not the goodness of the mother or the relationship per se that is the basis for trust; it is the ability of mother and baby together to repair the breaks in their relationship that builds a safe house for love. — Carol Gilligan

Your story should inspire others. Your journey should inspire you. — Tony Curl

Pheromones must be working overtime. What was — E.L. James

The soul faithfully comes to our aid through dreams, deep emotion, love, the quiet voice of guidance, synchronicities, revelations, hunches, and visions, and at times through illness, nightmares, and terrors. — Bill Plotkin

When Mr.Cunningham ran outside during the battle shouting "Hurrah for Jeff Davis!", a Union shot clipped his ear. Mr.Cunningham ran back inside his house. His cheering was over for the day. — Clint Johnson