Sophroniscus Pronunciation Quotes & Sayings

The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing pecuniary strength, and so of gaining or retaining a good name, are leisure and a conspicuous consumption of goods. — Thorstein Veblen

Our natural inclination is to hide ourselves from God. — R.C. Sproul

I'm a proud vegan, whistle-blower, and animal rights activist. — Steve-O

The people in Detroit are poor, but most of them are good. There are things going on here beyond an ordinary person's control. These people are hungry and they have no job. No possibility of a job. They're stuck here. — Charlie LeDuff

Parents have the obligation to instruct their children. "Raise up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Prov. 22:6). — Ginny Seuffert

I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers, Incognito, and Speed 2. — Jason Patric

I believe that whoever is successful should help ensure that the next generation can be successful, too. — Hasso Plattner

Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive. — Corrie Ten Boom

Friendship's like a relationship between friends. — Kevin Mcpherson Eckhoff

Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man. — Bryant McGill

We are all participants in the marvelous. — James Broughton

When encountering emotional vampires, see what you can learn. It's your choice. You can simply feel tortured, resentful, impotent. Or, as I try to do, ask yourself, How can this interaction help me grow? — Judith Orloff

For nature, destitute of the Holy Spirit, is impelled by that same evil spirit which impelled wicked Cain. If, however, there were in any one those ample powers, or that free will, by which a man might defend himself against the assaults of Satan, these gifts would most assuredly have existed in Cain, to whom belonged the birthright and the promise of the blessed seed. But in that very same condition are all men! Unless nature be helped by the Spirit of God, it cannot maintain itself. Why, then, do we absurdly boast of free-will? — Martin Luther

Finished their compulsory training under universal service and were between the ages of twenty-three and thirty-four were classed as reserves. Upon mobilization the youngest classes filled out the regular army units to war strength; the others were formed into reserve regiments, — Barbara W. Tuchman

I work for perfection, for perfection's sake. I don't care what the external reasons are. And it's much more like a ballerina on opening night. You've done what you've got to do. When you go out, the purpose is to turn a perfect turn. You are not thinking about the future of the company, you are not thinking about your future, you're not thinking about the critics, it is you and the perfect turn. — Story Musgrave