Salzhauer Michael Quotes & Sayings

And people tended not to bother a woman with a book. — Cherie Priest

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy. — George W. Bush

I do like talking with friends about big concepts, you know, the stuff that will ruin a party. To me, the party hasn't begun until we're talking about the nonexistence of God. — James Mercer

Perhaps," murmured his lordship, "I yielded to a compassionate impulse."
"A what?" gasped his best friend.
"Oh, did you think I never did so?" said his lordship, the satirical glint in his eyes extremely pronounced. "You wrong me! I do, sometimes - not frequently, of course, but every now and then! — Georgette Heyer

Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire! — John Forster

Of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth. — Theodore Roosevelt

Racing a marathon is a true and simple way to test the human spirit. Whether it goes perfectly or poorly you will certainly learn something about yourself and be a better person for having tackled the distance. — Blake Russell

Yesterday I was clever and tried to change the world. Today I am wise and try to change myself. — Rumi

I sighed and closed my eyes, thumping my head against the bookcase. You take biology? Oh yeah, Franny. What a great fucking pick-up line. — Tahlie Purvis

Selling is a painful necessity, buying is what makes it all worthwhile. — Steven E. Landsburg

Thoughts race, as if, in a mind devoid of memory, each idea has too much space to grow and move, to collide with others in a shower of sparks before spinning off into its own distance. — S.J. Watson

Human beings never submit to human beings. — Osamu Dazai

Perhaps these ancient observatories like Stonehenge perennially impress modern people because modern people have no idea how the Sun, Moon, or stars move. We are too busy watching evening television to care what's going on in the sky. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson