Schmekel Quotes & Sayings

The reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young. — Noah Webster

And as a result yet today we are unable to distinguish between sympathy and selfishness. — M.H. Rakib

If we want groups to serve as incubators for contagious messages, then ... we have to keep groups below the 150 Tipping Point. Above that point, there begin to be structural impediments to the ability of the group to agree and act with one voice. — Malcolm Gladwell

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts. — Voltaire

Not for the first time, I found myself wondering if leaving the compound had been the right thing to do. Then, as always, I looked at David and knew. Yes, I was where I was suposed to be
where David was. — Michelle K. Pickett

One does not really feel much grief at other people's sorrows; one tries, and puts on a melancholy face, thinking oneself brutal for not caring more; but one cannot and it is better, for if one grieved too deeply at other people's tears, life would be unendurable; and every man has sufficient sorrows of his own without taking to heart his neighbour's. — W. Somerset Maugham

Resignations are for Prime Ministers and those caught with their trousers down, not for me. — Brian Clough

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know yourself better. And it's intimidating as hell. — Kristen Stewart