Shaycarl Life Quotes & Sayings

Although we are free by the law, we are not so in practice. — Thomas Jefferson

Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry. — Oscar Wilde

If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively. — Henry Spencer

Virtually everything we do is dependent on others, from the arts and culture to farmers who grow the food we eat. Quite a lot of the differences that make us rich and poor are matters just of luck. To somehow revel in one's privilege would be a mistake. An even bigger mistake would be trying to convert that into a theory that the rich are so much more productive than many of us. — Amartya Sen

Don't talk yourself out of following your heart. Talk yourself into it. — Alan Cohen

Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable. — Alan Dershowitz

The capacity to surmount failure without being discouraged is the chief asset of every person who attains outstanding success in any calling. — Napoleon Hill

You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself. — Iyanla Vanzant

Then what's this?" She raised her glass of expensive wine, used it to indicate their plush surroundings.
His gaze followed her indication around the dim-lit, upmarket Italian restaurant. "Dinner in comfort."
"With a side order of persuasion?"
"More like an offer I'm hoping you can't refuse. — Monique DeVere

The younger we are, the more each individual object represents for us the whole class to which it belongs. — Arthur Schopenhauer

favormeThe mind is a terrible thing. — Dan Quayle

The citizens have "the extraordinary and exhausting practice of sitting down to dinner at any time between 10m and 11 p.m. I found it challenging to stay animated and conversational when my normal bedtime was usually about the time that the first course was being cleared". — Tony Leon

If you have two shirts, sell one and with the money buy a flower'. — Idries Shah

Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic. — Johnny Depp