Rigoristic Quotes & Sayings

My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me. — Jane Austen

Just finished [Capitalist in North Korea] - fascinating! What an experience. Wow." - Justin Rohrlich, Emmy Award Winner, Head Writer, Minyanville's World In Review — Felix Abt

The interceptions and two fumbles? Those just happened at the wrong time. — Barry Switzer

Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters. — Mike Krzyzewski

We might have reason to be driven! We live for a short stretch of time in a world we share with others. Virtually everything we do is dependent on others, from the arts and culture to farmers who grow the food we eat. — Amartya Sen

The good may lose; the bad may win! Remember this! Because knowing this increases the chance of the good to win! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Danger followed in his wake ... followed, because it wouldn't dare get in
his way. — Larissa Ione

Kitsch is certainly not "bad art," it forms its own closed system. — Hermann Broch

The moderate are not usually the most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what could give offence. — Walter Savage Landor

There is thus a certain plausibility to Nietzsche's doctrine, though it is dynamite. He maintains in effect that the gulf separating Plato from the average man is greater than the cleft between the average man and a chimpanzee. — Walter Kaufmann

The best compliment came from Knopf's Sonny Mehta. We were at lunch in New York with my editor, Gary Fisketjon, it was my first time meeting Sonny, and after ordering our food, he turned to me and said, 'Adam, I read 'Mr. Peanut' in two days; every page surprised me, and that, I can assure you, doesn't happen often.' — Adam Ross

There is an increasing push to compartmentalize faith separately from our life in the public square - and it's not possible - at least, it's not possible if we continue the American tradition of true individual freedom, which also implies individual responsibility. Without an objective moral standard, that's not possible. — Mike Huckabee

Other times when I hear the wind blow
I feel that just hearing the wind blow makes it worth being born. — Al Berto

Sometimes you have to choose between being strong and being honest, if you want real answers. — Jessiqua Wittman

If you've ever taught a Sunday school class, led a small group, or taught a Bible study, you know there's a lot more behind these words than what appears on the surface.
You know that you don't just get up before a group and teach the Word of God with power and effectiveness apart from a lot of time spent in preparation-not just preparation of the notes and the material, but preperation of your heart and life. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss