Terkelg Quotes & Sayings

For those of us who were brought up in the creed of respect for humanity, the simple encounters that can sometimes change into almost miraculous experiences mean a great deal. Respect for humanity ... that is the touchstone! When the Nazi respects only what resembles him, he merely respects himself. He rejects the creative contradictions, ruins any hope of advance, and for the next thousand years replaces man with the robot in the anthill. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Men of power are unwilling to believe anything ill of their own kind. — Robin LaFevers

Where do we live symbolically? Nowhere except where we participate in the ritual of life. — Carl Jung

To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. — David Hume

What is desirable in a man is his kindness. — Anonymous

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times. — Alex Ferguson

Nature hath given not only to the highest, but also to the inferior, classes of the people of this nation, a boldness and confidence in speaking and answering, even in the presence of their princes and chieftains. — Giraldus Cambrensis

The problem is yes, everything works. Doing everything at once makes you marginal at everything ... at best. — Dan John

I clearly say yes to Big Data, yes to greater security and convenience, but no to paternalism and Big Brother.' — Martin Winterkorn

By practicing this little virtue, we counteract the deception that our lives should be more meritorious. It also frees us from the false imaginings of a better life elsewhere than in the state in life that is ours, as in the popular proverb that mistakenly suggests that the grass is greener on the other side. The saint says, instead, that "there is no vocation that does not have its trouble, its bitterness, and its distaste." Nevertheless, "[a] person who no longer has the restlessness of his own will is content with everything: provided that God be served, it does not matter in what manner God employs him; provided that he does his divine will, it is all the same to him — Fr. Thomas Dailey

When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you. — Paul Mooney

The proper thing to do is to admit that hell is real and to allow our feelings of discomfort to motivate us to action. — J.P. Moreland

All good books are about everything, abbreviated. — Andrew Smith

We didn't build our bridges simply to avoid walking on water. Nothing so obvious. A bridge is a meeting place. A neutral place. A casual place. Enemies will choose to meet on a bridge and end their quarrel in that void ... For lovers, a bridge is a possibility, a metaphor of their chances. And for the traffic in whispered goods, where else but a bridge in the night? — Jeanette Winterson

Mazur was a remarkable artist. During our time in Rome we became friends. I would often perform my works for him at the piano. — Michael Hersch