Simencontra Quotes & Sayings

In the Second World War he took no public part, having escaped to a neutral country just before its outbreak. In private conversation he was wont to say that homicidal lunatics were well employed in killing each other, but that sensible men would keep out of their way while they were doing it. Fortunately this outlook, which is reminiscent of Bentham, has become rare in this age, which recognizes that heroism has a value independent of its utility. The Last Survivor of a Dead Epoch — Bertrand Russell

The Court long ago acknowledged that effective use of consent searches by the police depends on the ignorance (and powerlessness) of those who are targeted. In — Michelle Alexander

Passions are no more forgiving than human laws and they reason more justly. Are they not based on a conscience of their own, infallible as an instinct? — Honore De Balzac

If I do something weird, play it twice and it's a new part. — Neil Peart

A hot, dry breeze greeted the Swensen sisters and their mother when they emerged from the air-conditioned interior of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. — Joanne Fluke

Your life shows up for you when you show up for your life. — Marianne Williamson

It's something you hope doesn't happen. When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control. — Joe Torre

If she can't spell, she shouldn't be a librarian. — Beverly Cleary

Potential is universal. Opportunity is not. — Wes Moore

From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious. — Dada Vaswani

It is a great advantage to be intelligent and not to look it. — Agatha Christie