Splatted Inner Quotes & Sayings

Since you act as though God is dead, I wanted to join you in the mourning.
The reply of Martin Luther's wife, in full funeral regalia, in trying to illustrate the folly of his depressed state. — Mark Driscoll

Thought I had said enough respecting them to show that there is nothing observable in the heavens or stars of our system that must not, or at least may not appear precisely alike in those of the system which I described. — Rene Descartes

Rich men are resolved to be astonished at nothing. When they see a masterpiece, they must needs at one glance recognize some flaw to dispense them from admiration, a vulgar emotion. — Honore De Balzac

In the face of great challenges, you can choose to live reactively as a victim, or choose to proactively take control, with awareness and accountability. — Isaac Lidsky

I've been in this business 31 years. I've never had a movie deal. — Jaleel White

Each wrong idea we follow is a crime committed against future generations. — Arthur Koestler

There's a saying in Africa: 'To find out you are pregnant is to have one foot in the grave.' — Liya Kebede

Indeed, while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools. — Chris Gabrieli

If you put it on the table as a bargaining chip, it becomes a bargaining chip — Ronald Reagan

The only scorecard that ever gets tallied in the real world is how many times you walk away from the fight and leave your opponent dead in the dust. I can shoot damn straight when the occasion calls for it, but I'm not a bulls-eye expert. The difference is, I can hit a man on the other side of the street while I'm running, ducking, and dodging automatic weapons fire. Sacrificing pinpoint accuracy for shooting fast and on the move may mean you burn a little more ammo, but in the end, it's going to keep you alive a lot longer. Gunfighting isn't a biathlon. It's an ugly business that rewards dirty tricks and being faster and meaner and more ruthless than the other guy. It's the only way you're going to win. — Jack Badelaire

Don't let your ego write checks your character can't cash.
another from the world of tweets — Robin Glasser

Are you congratulating me on my life, or on my death? — Ally Condie

I think, Larry, one of the things is I'm a very active person. — Joan Collins

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married. — Benjamin Disraeli

Nearly everyone underestimates how powerful the touch of another person's hand can be. The need to be touched is something so primal, so fundamentally a part of our existence as human beings that its true impact upon us can be difficult to put into words. That power doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex, either. From the time we are infants, we learn to associate the touch of a human hand with safety, with comfort, with love. — Jim Butcher