Stuart Goldsmith Quotes & Sayings

The most notorious swindler has not assumed so many names as self-love, nor is so much ashamed of his own. She calls herself patriotism, when at the same time she is rejoicing at just as much calamity to her native country as will introduce herself into power, and expel her rivals. — Charles Caleb Colton

It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon. — Galileo Galilei

I will always respect Mr. Charles chuck Mackey for the way he dealt with me. His approach was not hostile, rather his approach was one, "Look here, I'm working with you, so I need you to work with me." He showed me first that he had my back, and it was easy for me to do the same for him.
Mr. Mackey was well known in the entire school as a no-nonsense but fair person. There are some school administrators that aren't intimidating at all, but with Mr. Mackey, it was totally different. When we saw him, even if we were not doing anything wrong and our uniform was intact, we still tend to avoid him by going in a different direction. His presence alone demanded that kind of respect. — Drexel Deal

Wo unto that Nation or house or people who seek to hinder my People from obeying the Patriarchal Law of Abraham which leadeth to a Celestial Glory ... for whosoever doeth those things shall be damned Saith the Lord. — Wilford Woodruff

And it's very, very funny
When you've lots and lots of money
To be horrible to those with none!
Be horrible to those with none! — Anna Russell

God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change — Paulo Coelho

When you're working on development issues, optimism is not always based on rational analysis, often it is a moral choice. — Jim Yong Kim

He had despised the sorcerer, thinking him one of those mewling souls who forever groaned beneath burdens of their own manufacture. — R. Scott Bakker

Such a visage, joined to the brawny form of the holy man, spoke rather of sirloins and haunches than of pease and pulse. — Walter Scott

In finance everything that is agreeable is unsound
and everything that is sound is disagreeable. — Winston Churchill

To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful. — Gary Player

The Targaryens wed brothers and sisters for three hundred years to keep the blood line pure. — George R R Martin

Intelligent design cannot explain Darwinian evolution. Darwin's whole point is that variation and change are random and without higher purpose. We cannot imagine that God designed this disproof of His own existence. — James K. Galbraith

There is a danger in becoming an icon, as people can see you as remote and untouchable, and they are less willing to tolerate you doing things that don't fit with their preconceived idea of you. Iconic status can be like a pair of handcuffs, especially if, like me, you wish to continually stretch yourself creatively, as Warhol did. — Giorgio Armani