Schweisguth Quotes & Sayings

Whenever people say, 'You should be president,' I say, 'I thought you liked me.' Listen, I thought being mayor of Stamford was a wonderful job. Being governor of a state for a period of time is a wonderful job, and I'm not sure I'm at all attracted to Washington. — Dannel Malloy

It is growing cold. Winter is putting footsteps in the meadow. What whiteness boasts that sun that comes into this wood! One would say milk-colored maidens are dancing on the petals of orchids. How coldly burns our sun! One would say its rays of light are shards of snow, one imagines the sun lives upon a snow crested peak on this day. One would say she is a woman who wears a gown of winter frost that blinds the eyes. Helplessness has weakened me. Wandering has wearied my legs. — Roman Payne

About the only time Congress conforms to the will of the people is when it decides to adjourn. — Evan Esar

Was it a fact that every man had something in his life which palsied his arm, and struck him helpless in the battle for social justice? When — Upton Sinclair

Life is the ability to start over again. — Joan D. Chittister

Meditation is nothing but taking a mental shower. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi

The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man. — James Boswell

My grandmother was unsurpassable at sitting. She would sit on tombstones, glaciers, small hard benches with ants crawling over them, fragments of public monuments, other people's wheelbarrows, and when one returned one could be sure of finding her there, conversing affably with the owner of the wheelbarrow. — Sylvia Townsend Warner

He defied Heaven to keep her, he defeated evil to save her, but if her soul wants another ... will he be able to let her go? — Abbi Glines

Well, Tommy, he said, I wish you and yours every joy in life, old chap, and tons of money, and may you never die till I shoot you. And that's the wish of a sincere friend, an old friend. You know that? — James Joyce

We need foreign skills to stay competitive. — Hassanal Bolkiah

I always encourage them to practice in a way that will help them go back to their own tradition and get re-rooted. If they succeed at at becoming reintegrated, they will be an important instrument in transforming and renewing their tradition.
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When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we will avoid the kind of alienation that is destroying society, and we will become whole again ... Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone. — Thich Nhat Hanh

What's your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that's always on your person. — Bill Joy

Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road. — Talib Kweli