Teprve Slovn Quotes & Sayings

Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing. — Confucius

It is often argued that the people who will be affected by a major decision should be involved in it. Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal in southern Africa, once resolved a dispute between two brothers about a land inheritance they were to share. Kruger's decision: let one brother divide the land, and let the other brother have first choice. — Louis E. Boone

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong. — James Madison

What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open. — Jose Manuel Barroso

Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing. — Robert Morgan

What you see on the campaign trail is me. It's easy being me. — Al Franken

We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence. — Paul Ryan

If we were all just alike, one of us wouldn't be necessary. — Phillip C. McGraw

Civilization is based on a clearly defined and widely accepted yet often unarticulated hierarchy. Violence done by those higher on the hierarchy to those lower is nearly always invisible, that is, unnoticed. When it is noticed, it is fully rationalized. Violence done by those lower on the hierarchy to those higher is unthinkable, and when it does occur is regarded with shock, horror, and the fetishization of the victims. — Derrick Jensen

It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life ... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered? — Kevin McCloud

A newspaper runs a story, a friend posts a link on Facebook, a blogger writes a post, and it's interesting. But the real intellectual action often takes place in the comments. — Clive Thompson

I never felt like I had a mother. — Quincy Jones

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations. — Frances O'Grady

If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few. — Democritus

The cheaper books become, the less money is spent on books. — George Orwell