Schmid Hammers In Bavaria Quotes & Sayings

Tyrants are but the spawn of Ignorance, Begotten by the slaves they trample on. — James Russell Lowell

If this be the Messiah, then I do not wish to see his coming — Ahad Ha'am

Knowledge exists, and good will exists; but both remain impotent until they possess the proper organs for making themselves heard. — Bertrand Russell

Great ages and great individuals have arisen from the breakdown of a rigid system: the rigid system has given the necessary discipline and coherence, while its breakdown has releaed the necessary energy. ( ... ) No doubt the ideal is a certain rigidity of action plus a certain plasticity of thought, but this is diffcult to achieve in practice except during brief transitional periods. — Bertrand Russell

Implicit trust in God's provision should be a natural result if a person has trusted in Christ for salvation. But sadly it isn't always. — Various

[T]he world springs out of a want, out of privation, but it is false speculation to make this privation an ontological being. — Ludwig Feuerbach

To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable. — James Lee Burke

I'm actually pretty smart when you get to know me. — Fred Tomaselli

TEKELI-LI. Tekeli-li, Tekeli-li. I got that from Pym. I got that from Poe. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe, specifically. Pym that is maddening, Pym that is brilliance, Pym whose failures entice instead of repel. Pym that flows and ignites and Pym that becomes so entrenched it stagnates for hundreds of words at a time. A book that at points makes no sense, gets wrong both history and science, and yet stumbles into an emotional truth greater than both. — Mat Johnson

A person is not learned nor wise because he talks much; the person who is patient, free from hatred and fear, that person is called learned and wise. — Gautama Buddha

Your position in this household has not changed, and I do not appreciate being spoken to in such a disrespectful manner by the orphan that I accepted into my home."

"Really?" said Cinder. "Would you like me to list all the things I didn't appreciate being done to me today? — Marissa Meyer

I support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It's when you're in jail you really become a criminal. — Paul McCartney