Sanglantes Confessions Quotes & Sayings

The constitution of a country is not the act of its government, but of the people constituting its government. It is the body of elements, to which you can refer, and quote article by article; and which contains the principles on which the government shall be established, the manner in which it shall be organized, the powers it shall have, the mode of elections, the duration of Parliaments, or by what other name such bodies may be called; the powers which the executive part of the government shall have; and in fine, everything that relates to the complete organization of a civil government, and the principles on which it shall act, and by which it shall be bound. A constitution, therefore, is to a government what the laws made afterwards by that government are to a court of judicature. The court of judicature does not make the laws, neither can it alter them; it only acts in conformity to the laws made: and the government is in like manner governed by the constitution. — Thomas Paine

That's what Cal would tell you about me. "Jason's the nice one," he'd say. "He'd give you all his stars. — Amber Dermont

We must reacquaint ourselves with the biblical weight of the problem that we less-than-perfect human beings contend with in the face of a holy and righteous God. — Tullian Tchividjian

Institutional structures are legitimate insofar as they enhance the opportunity to freely inquire and create, out of inner need; otherwise, they are not. — Noam Chomsky

And now I am the way she walks, and now I am the way he smiles. I am the wind that blows and now I am the sun that shines. I am the laughter in your voice, I am the sadness of your soul. And now I am the careless wind and now I flow like the lost river. — Preeti Bhonsle

We shall not weary, we shall not rest, as we stand guard at the entrance gates and the exit gates of life, and at every step along way of life, bearing witness in word and deed to the dignity of the human person-of every human person ... — Richard John Neuhaus

It's hard to think of yourself as a loser at 2 years old. — Jeff Foxworthy

Because government has tremendous power, it attracts people who are eager to game the system, obtaining by force of law what they could never achieve through consensus. — William A. Dembski

A student undergoing a word association test was asked why a snowstorm put him in mind of sex. He replied frankly: "Because everything does." — Honor Tracy

The room does not smell like apple. It smells like frog juice, a cross between a nursing home and potato salad. The Back Row pays attention. Cutting dead frogs is cool. — Laurie Halse Anderson

There is a love of wood, as of other things that do not answer to our touch. — Elizabeth Hand

Life becomes interesting for the possibility to fulfill a dream. — Paulo Coelho

You can only come to the morning through the shadows. — J.R.R. Tolkien

The beautiful thing about New York is, you have to expose yourself to other people the minute you step outside the door. There is no choice. And I love that. — Sarah Jessica Parker

I got you," Roth, said, propping me up. "Always." Always. The word bounced around inside me like a Ping-Pong ball. — Jennifer L. Armentrout