Rotary International Presidents Quotes & Sayings

When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness. — Thomas Aquinas

Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow. — Chanakya

Shit, I could jerk you up from there, pop you like a whip. Pop you so hard your snatch will snap off and smack the wall."

"So," Vanilla said. "How was charm school? — Joe R. Lansdale

All of us are made up of the stories that we listen to, the ones we disagree with and the ones that we agree with. — Stanley Crouch

We've reached a very low-level equilibrium where it's not clear whose interest it is in to develop Africa ... It's not in the interest of those in the aid industry to develop Africa because then there'd be no more industry and 500,000 people would lose their jobs. The only people whose interest it is in is Africans, but they have no voice. — Dambisa Moyo

While his body was left behind, his soul soared into the heavens. He did not pause at Celestia's gates. No, that was not the true Celestial realm. Even as it floated among the skies and hosted its angelic ward, it was nothing more than a city. The place the Hallowed sought was beyond such petty creatures. He did not give it another passing glance as he ascended. — A.J. Flowers

We write our life stories detailing our worldly experiences in order to expose the unconscious mind to the world of conscious appreciation. By extending our consciousness, we bring material insights to our emotional forefront. Words lay the foundation for truth telling. The music of our words allows us to train the lightness of language upon the darkness of our own humanity. The taxonomy of the human mind empowers us to employ the magic of language to share information, suggest action, speculate upon the future, reminisce about pastimes, lance our most ragged feelings, and pontificate, with a drunkard's sense of punchy assuredness, upon any topic that fits our fancy. We tell stories in order to mark our existence, to share both our triumphs and failures, and teach wisdom gained from our previous skirmishes in a convoluted world. In absence of our stories, we do not exist in our own minds or in the minds of our people. — Kilroy J. Oldster

If you don't have confidence in the diagnosis, you won't have confidence in the prescription. — Stephen Covey

When I told the rainbow what its colors meant, it laughed. — Marty Rubin

I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies. — June Allyson

Cry while writing it, and readers will cry while reading it. — A.D. Posey

There is no greater thing than standing victorious in the arena. — Crixus

People who don't know how to use their minds can't really know how to use their hearts either. — Vironika Tugaleva