Turville Quotes & Sayings

We are such lovers of self-reliance, that we excuse in a man many sins, if he will show us a complete satisfaction in his position, which asks no leave to be, of mine, or any man's good opinion. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lord sanctify us. Oh! That Thy spirit might come and saturate every faculty, subdue every passion, and use every power of our nature for obedience to God. — Charles Spurgeon

I am proud of the fact that the U.K. is an open trading country. I welcome inward investment such as that of Nissan, and the takeover of struggling British companies by foreign companies who turn them around, as in the case of Jaguar Land Rover. I also accept that job losses sometimes have to occur to restore failing companies to health. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

Scientists should not do animal testing if there is any alternative, but subject to that, I would support it on grounds of the medical benefits. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough
is to mine every moment. — Gina Greenlee

For God's kingdom to be established there is a prototype — Sunday Adelaja

If you know your life chances are greatly reduced, should you be in a position to take out life insurance if that knowledge is not available to the insurers? — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

In our democracy, political parties have to raise funds to campaign and put their policies to the electorate, and as a proud supporter of the Labour Party, I am happy to be in a position where I can make a contribution to its ongoing work. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

I knew chemistry would be worse, because I'd seen a big card of the ninety-odd elements hung up in the chemistry lab, and all the perfectly good words like gold and silver and cobalt and aluminum were shortened to ugly abbreviations with different decimal numbers after them. — Sylvia Plath

The apparent strategy of Pfizer is to take over AstraZeneca, dismember it, and put the different parts of it into its three new divisions, with the ultimate aim of selling off one or more. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

Never can a reforming sect survive if it is only reforming; the formative elements alone - the real impulse, that is, the principles - live on and on. — Swami Vivekananda

Even if Pfizer committed itself legally to maintaining some of its research and development in the U.K., its takeover of AstraZeneca would involve dismembering an excellent and strategically important British company. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by tax avoidance, and who want to asset-strip the intellectual property of the British company and then dismember it. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

At the end of the day, if there are truly ethical considerations, those have to override scientific considerations. — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

Animal research saves lives, but wherever possible alternatives should be used — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury Of Turville

You've got to say what you say / Don't let anybody get in your way — Noel Gallagher

When asked about his apparent lack of anger toward the Chinese by an incredulous reporter at the time he won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama replied something to the effect that: They have taken everything from us; should I let them take my mind as well? — Jon Kabat-Zinn

But I was held down to earth by being constantly reminded that the world expects much of the gifted and that having talent is never an excuse for not using it. — Tove Jansson

After 1929, so many people had been traumatized by the stock market crash that there was a lost generation. — Ron Chernow

Our goal is to create a quality of empathic connection that allows everyone's needs to be met. — Marshall B. Rosenberg