Rendertime Quotes & Sayings

I like people to be saints; but I want them to be first and superlatively honest men. — Sophie Swetchine

Say 'pop.'"
"Pop?"
"That was the sound of me pulling your head out of your ass. — Ilona Andrews

Modesty becomes blameworthy if it prevents one from denouncing what clearly should be denounced, such as tyranny or corruption. This form of modesty results in meekness at a time when one needs to be forthright and courageous. Something condemnable (munkar) is condemnable regardless of the status of the person who is engaged in it - whether he or she is a close relative or a person of status, wealth, or authority. There must be agreement, however, among scholars on what is condemnable. One cannot, for example, declare decisively that something is considered condemnable if there is a difference of opinion on it among the scholars. Scholars knowledgeable of the plentitude of juristic differences rarely condemn others. They refrain from such condemnation not because of modesty but because of their extensive knowledge and scholarly insight. Unfortunately, many people today are swift to condemn, which creates another disease: self-righteousness. — Hamza Yusuf

There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker! — Gordon B. Hinckley

How easy to step off into eternity from this place. I would not like to live near here, lest I might be tempted to do it some time. — Sarah Raymond Herndon

Then, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! — William Shakespeare

The rise of the citizen review site is a sobering development. No longer are you on top of the mountain, blasting your marketing message down to the masses through your megaphone. All of a sudden, the masses are conversing with one another. If your service or product isn't any good, they'll out you. — David Pogue