Stankard Stone Quotes & Sayings

How the English love playing at being naughty boys! — Robert Gottlieb

Behold the works of our philosophers; with all their pompous diction, how mean and contemptible they are by comparison with the Scriptures! Is it possible that a book at once so simple and sublime should be merely the work of man? — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

For the first three centuries, affiliation with the Christian movement had been against the law, even if the authorities were often prepared to turn a blind eye. Yet adversity can sometimes bring out the best in people. During this period, the Christian leaders had been comparatively humble individuals, who knew it was not in their interest to attract unnecessary attention, but who could be counted on to exhibit fortitude in the face of trials. — Kate Cooper

Religion is replete with features to help people fool themselves. — Jerry A. Coyne

Charlie and Daniel think money and happiness are not related. They don't know what poor is. They don't know that poverty is a sharp knife carving away at you. They don't know what it does to a body. To a mind. — Nicola Yoon

I know that my look is more 'toothpaste model' as opposed to artsy, which sucks because I can play those roles. — Margot Robbie

entropy taken with a negative sign', which by the way is not my invention. It happens to be precisely the thing on which Boltzmann's original argument turned. — Erwin Schrodinger

I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style mansion, like his idea of it. — Pharrell Williams

Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are. — Suzanne Collins

Anything in literature, including memory, is second-hand. — Herta Muller

I think that one of Elvis' charms was that he could sing almost any kind of music. I am sure that in his heart, which I don't know what was there, but just from his singing I could feel that he was very partial to gospel music. — Patti Page

Father! Can I box him? Please! — C.S. Lewis

Having done so many versions, I never felt like an artist in 'Swan Lake.' — David Hallberg