Schmitty Community Quotes & Sayings

Concerning the utility of Rhetoric, it is to be observed that it divides itself into two; first, whether Oratorical skill be, on the whole, a public benefit, or evil; and secondly, whether any artificial system of Rules is conducive to the attainment of that skill. — Richard Whately

I stopped going out and taking pills and I started hanging out and learning about flat eleven chords ... — Jamie Lidell

All real programs contain errors until proved otherwise which is impossible. — Paul Dickson

Christmas is God saving mankind from the folly of mankind's grandiose sense of greatness. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it. It has to be very important to you. And once you have attained it, it is your power. It can't be given away : it resides in you. It is literally the result of your discipline. — Michael Crichton

[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men. — Teddy Wilson

Nobody can quantify for you what's the impact of eating fiber every day, for instance. We can say we think it's good. But some people might say 'Oh, it reduces your risk of colon cancer by 20%, some people might say it reduces your risk by 25%.' — Anne Wojcicki

Mr. Guppy suspects everybody ... of entertaining ... Sinister designs upon him ... he in the most ingenious manner takes infinite pains to counterplot, where there is no plot; and plays the deepest games of chess without any adversary — Charles Dickens

My sweetest hope is to lose hope. — Pierre Corneille

Vicars, he often thought, are essentially God's lawyers on the earth. Interpreters of the law, the finders of nuance, sifters through rationalizations to get at the truth or the need of the moment.
Guessers, in other words. — Julie Anne Long

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. — Diogenes Of Sinope

There are many men out there who can see nothing but evil. It is on their vision like a cataract. Don't make yourself available to their interpretation of your worth. — Laurie Perez

Pretend all you want, pretty girl. You and I know that deep down you're secretly glad to be pressed up to my body. — Jessica Sorensen

Blood doesn't make family, and time and distance doesn't break it. Like the moon, family will always be there, even when it's too dark to see it. Keep strong and it will light your way home, wherever you are. — June Stevens Westerfield

Yes. He is Aunt Margaret's doctor, and he would be ours, only we are never ill."
Well you look it!" said the man, appraising Elnora at a glance.
Strangers always mention it," sighed Elnora. "I wonder how it would feel to be a pale languid lady and ride in a carriage."
Ask me!" laughed the man. "It feels like the- dickens! — Gene Stratton-Porter