Stelten Kopen Quotes & Sayings

Men's activities are occupied into ways
in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind. — William James

Some critics are like chimney-sweepers; they put out the fire below, and frighten the swallows from their nests above; they scrape a long time in the chimney, cover themselves with soot, and bring nothing away but a bag of cinders, and then sing from the top of the house as if they had built it. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I like to give you pleasure & I like to give you pain. I like for your entire existence to be under my thumb — Renee Rose

When you start to write, things begin to come into focus in a way they don't when you're not writing. It's a very good way to find out how much you don't know because you learn specifically what you need to know that you don't know at the moment by writing. — David McCullough

My captain will help you be very quick. Within three sticks. The unit of time was the time it took for a standard stick of incense to smolder away, approximately one hour for one stick. — James Clavell

All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it's a sign of security. — Mel Brooks

It's more than just selling pizzas. It's being a good fit for the community. We hire based on the betterment of the community as much as anything. — Mark Starr

Just remember that the only question in a house is who is to rule. The rest is only dancing around that, trying not to look it in the eye. — Catherynne M Valente

A great poet can give nobler and more precious gifts to his country than the greatest philanthropist or politician. — Orna Ross

The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself. — Han Fei

Doubt is the limit of progress. — Lailah Gifty Akita