Scherbel Quotes & Sayings

Blind and naked as an unearthed mole, uncomprehending. — Joshilyn Jackson

People as a rule do mean much more than they understand. — Glenway Wescott

I thought I appreciated books, but this was an alter to the book gods. It was hard not to be impressed. I didn't know what had the most impact: the rosewood shelving, the rolling library ladders, the mezzanine floor with the ornate spiral wrought-iron staircases at each end, the carved moldings, the scent of well-loved books, or the silky Aubusson rugs in a soft faded palette of rose, sage and aqua. — Victoria Abbott

In order to accommodate to change and to the contrast of phenomena, the intellect does not require any shocks and inner upheavals; it is only through such upheavals that the more conservative mind could accommodate to the metropolitan rhythm of events. — Georg Simmel

Let others make war, you happy Austria marry, for kingdoms given to others by Mars, Venus will give to you. — Matthias Corvinus

If I'm signing autographs and I see one hundred people in a line I've got to remind myself, "That person is one one-hundredth of my day, but to them I'm their day." You know what I mean? Unless they meet J.Lo later on. — Clay Aiken

Being rich means you get to worry about everything except money. — Johnny Cash

As a Christian your future is secure. — Jim George

That was the trouble with formulating a system: what could you do but repeat it? — Peter Washington

The Chinese, whom it might be well to disparage less and imitate more, seem almost the only people among whom learning and merit have the ascendency, and wealth is not the standard of estimation. — William Benton Clulow

When I die, I would love to die smiling. If however I forget this, I hope I have someone there to make me smile. — Fafore

The mountains and moors, the wild uplands, are to be staked out like vampires in the sun, their chests pierced with rows of five-hundred-foot wind turbines and associated access roads, masts, pylons, and wires. — Paul Kingsnorth

The hastily crafted [stimulus] bill, with its corrupt funding of ACORN and other favors, is a disgracefully irresponsible effort to expand the public sector, diminish the private sector, empower the autocrats, and further divest us of our individual liberties - all at the expense of present and future generations. — David Limbaugh

It was interesting doing impressions as somebody else doing impressions. Normally, I'll do a voice, and it's me doing the voice. To have to be Robin Williams doing the voice was an interesting sort of study in getting into somebody's head. — Chris Diamantopoulos