Seamer Down Now Quotes & Sayings

Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged. — William Robertson Smith

We don't sit down and go, 'People are uneasy about the economy. Let's write about that.' — Chester Bennington

Jeremy Taylor, Charles I's personal chaplain, wrote a tract, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, in 1650 that illustrates that not much has changed in over 360 years. He characterised drunkenness by: Apish gestures. Much talking. Immoderate laughing. Dullness of sense. Scurrility, that is wanton jeering or abusive language. A useless understanding. Stupid sleep. Epilepsies, or — Simon Wills

Glancing over, I was astonished to see Adrian watching me, a look of contentment on his face. His eyes seemed to study my every feature. Seeing me notice him, he immediately looked away. His usual smirky expression replaced the dreamy one. — Richelle Mead

Theory is good; but it doesn't prevent things from existing. — Jean-Martin Charcot

My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank. — Sean Covey

But Keri, being loved enough is not adequate. Be loved more . . . make sure you are loved more than enough. — Samantha Christy

If we think systematically, we will stop asking, How much is nature worth? We will know that we are a piece of nature ourselves. — Karl-Henrik Robert

He's wearing his official university sweatshirt again, which puzzles me a little. I mean I'd sort of understand it more if it said Yale or Harvard or something, because then it would be a fashion choice. But why advertise the fact that you're at a university to all the other people who are at the university with you? — David Nicholls

There were lots of ways to lose your farm. In the beginning it was mostly violent. Now, though, the process had become highly formal, and in many ways more chilling. Ordinary citizens who supported the ruling party and claimed they wanted to farm simply applied to the Registrar of Deeds for a farm and, if approved, got what was called an offer letter. This applicant, known as an A2 farmer, simply drove onto the farm he had been allocated, handed his letter to the farmer if he was still on the land, and told him he was the new owner. "It's like winning the lottery, except you don't even have to buy a ticket," Dad told me. — Douglas Rogers

A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage. — Azzedine Alaia

I sometimes say I am a 'happiness optimist' but a 'revenue pessimist.' — Tyler Cowen