Samdef Quotes & Sayings

The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it. — Learned Hand

Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals, and to imagine that together we can do great things.
In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible. — Caroline Kennedy

Who has not served cannot command. — John Florio

The two best things you can do for a person is have sex or make them laugh. — Chris Rock

She said, "Look me right in the eye, and tell me you don't love me, and I'll go."
He stared at her. "Miss, I do not love you."
"Don't give me that rot! I'm coming with you, and that's final!"
"Daphne, you just said that if I said ... "
"That doesn't count! I said look me right in the eye! You were staring at my nose! — John C. Wright

there's nothing scarier than silent Italians; it's unnatural — Joe Novella

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open. — Natalie Goldberg

Innovation is not born out out of a committee; innovation is a fight. It's messy, people die, but when the battle is over, something unimaginably significant has been achieved. — Rands

The thought of kissing Charlotte again makes me feel like I'm being sucked away into the vacuum of space. Which, if you're wondering, is painful and scary and leaves me almost breathless. — Shannon Lee Alexander

Well, where's the hussy now? Is she in Avalon? Does she live in New York? Is she allergic to strawberries? Because I will send her a gift basket that'll make her wish she'd never laid eyes on Gabriel's deceitful-albeit delicious-body! — Chelsea Fine

I prayed to trees. This was easier than praying directly to God. There was nearly always a tree nearby. — Sharon Creech

Incompetence is often highly regarded in governmental circles. — William Wallace

H. Schwarzenbach is a very traditional place. The store opened in the late 1800s, importing specialty items from all over the world. It was curated before we even used that word. — Daniel Humm