Spellmann Center Quotes & Sayings

If it has been revealed to man that the Almighty made him out of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, it is in vain to tell a Christian that man was originally a speck of albumen, and passed through the stages of monads and monkeys, before he attained his present intellectual preeminence. If it be a received truth that the Creator has repeatedly interposed in the government of the universe and displayed his immediate agency in miraculous interpositions, it is an insult to any reader to tell him that the being slumbers on his throne and rules under a "primal arrangement in his counsels," and "by a code of laws of unbending operation. — David Brewster

Rama, Allah and God are to me convertible terms. — Mahatma Gandhi

My negotiation skills are are on par with George Bush's reading ability. And just like Dubya, every time I've tried to put forth an effort, I am reminded that my only true strength lies in drinking. — Chelsea Handler

What once was cuddled must learn to kiss, The cold worm's mouth. That's all the mystery. — Archibald MacLeish

You cannot let the darkness overcome the light. — Melissa De La Cruz

I used to break a lot of clubs. I probably was a little different than your average junior player. I did have a lot longer hair and a lot more brown hair. But my demeanor, you know, really from maybe my second, third year on Tour, has gotten a lot more even keel. — Fred Couples

I am very honest, even in interviews. — Christina Aguilera

It's better to have loved and lost than to be nagged about buying a damn anniversary gift every year. — Joey Green

So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a master of rare talent or ability. Granted, there have been heroes who fit those descriptions. But many men of great evil as well. Heed me. A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them.
(Beyonders - A World Without Heroes) — Brandon Mull

At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge. — Baron De Montesquieu

Admit it, if you suddenly had magical powers, you would have turned that leftover meat loaf into pizza, too. — Wendy Mass

I was a very bad musician. I was the world's worst guitar player, so when I was performing solo with a guitar, I had to keep things very simple. — Loren Mazzacane Connors

The greatest of all French critics, and possibly the greatest European critic since Aristotle . — Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

My father did not have to trade dying alone for the joys of the road. My mother did not have to give up a journey of her own to have a home. Neither do I. Neither do you. — Gloria Steinem

I could be content that we might procreate like trees, without conjunction, or that we were any way to perpetuate the world without this trivial and vulgar way of coition; it is the foolishest act a wise man commits in all his life. — Thomas Browne