Tetkok Quotes & Sayings

Man is the interpreter of nature, science the right interpretation. — William Whewell

I like to work with artists who are as wide in their musical taste as I am. — Jim Sullivan

[Silvio] Gesell's chiefwork is written in cool and scientific terms, although it is run through by a more passionate and charged devotion to social justice than many think fit for a scholar. I believe that the future will learn more from the spirit of Gesell then from that of Marx. — John Maynard Keynes

It was actually illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts between 1659 — Stephen Nissenbaum

The thought of God began to occupy me. It seemed to me in the highest degree indefensible of Him to interfere every time I sought for a place, and to upset the whole thing, while all the time I was but imploring enough for a daily meal. — Knut Hamsun

If my sin appears to me to be in any way smaller or less reprehensible in comparison with the sins of others, then I am not yet recognizing my sin at all. My sin is of necessity the worst, the most serious, the most objectionable. Christian love will find any number of excuses
for the sins of others; only for my sin is there no excuse whatsoever. That is why my sin is the worst. Those who would serve others in the community must descend all the way down to this depth of humility. How could I possibly serve other persons in unfeigned humility if their sins appear to me to be seriously worse than my own? If I am to have any hope for them, then I must not raise myself above them. Such service would be a sham. Do — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

One can imagine the look the two lovers exchanged; it was like a flame, for virtuous lovers have not a shred of hypocrisy. — Honore De Balzac

Singing diminishes sorrow. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You can't be an American without being related to other Americans. — Amiri Baraka

If Churchill recommends optimism, who are you or I to quibble? — Anthony Weston