Thatinkyut Quotes & Sayings

There is a certain race of men that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius, who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving Ignorance and Envy the first notice of a prey. — Samuel Johnson

My heart does not desire what my eyes does not admire. — Habeeb Akande

When Elvis made his mass-media debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' - his notorious gyrations filmed only from the waist up - I fell off the family chaise longue with delight. — John Lahr

Purpose affirms trust, trust affirms purpose, and together they forge individuals into a working team. — Stanley McChrystal

There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look for the cause of bad blunders - in the exulting feeling of self-congratulation. — Alexander Kotov

We hear a lot of talk these days about teaching values in higher education. Frankly, I am not sure this can be accomplished through a separate course in morality or ethics. I am convinced, however, that values are sustained on campus by the honesty of our words, and by the confidence we have in the words of others. — Ernest L. Boyer

Learning is the way to keep your mind flowing, and hence your life flowing — Pearl Zhu

In education, it is said that the state must impose schooling on all children, else the parents and communities will neglect it. Only the state can make sure that no child is left behind. The only question is the means: will we use the union and bureaucracies favored by the left, or the market incentives and vouchers favored by the right. I don't want to get into a debate about which means is better, but only to draw attention to the reality that these are both forms of planning that compromise the freedom of families to manage their own affairs. — Llewellyn Rockwell

Sometimes getting information from him was like unraveling a carpet one strand at a time. — Sabrina Jeffries

Life is an effort that deserves a better cause. — Karl Kraus

Anyone can build a house: we need the Lord for the creation of a home. — John Henry Jowett

I saw an advertisement to work for a Swedish institute in Karachi in Pakistan. I had just been offered a permanent assignment, teaching in Oulu. But I felt, 'My God, I am not going to stay here forever.' You know why? Because I was following international events. — Martti Ahtisaari

If all these devils really exist it proves there must be angels, too. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe