Uncivilised 1936 Quotes & Sayings

I think there's probably a controlling intelligence in the universe, a being that decided the rules, such as E = mc2, and the value of pi. But that being isn't likely to care whether we sing its praise or not, I doubt whether its decisions can be manipulated by praying to a statue of the Virgin Mary, and I don't believe it will organize special treatment for you on account of what you have around your neck. — Ken Follett

It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature. — Benjamin Whichcote

I really love clothes, but I think I have a style of my own which is quite eclectic. — Ruth Wilson

When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable, regardless of how he feels, how hard he tries, or whether he is a good guy. Almost by definition, he has become de-fathered. — David Blankenhorn

Don't hope more than you're willing to work. — Rita Mae Brown

Thus it cannot be denied that the masses which today form our highest mountains were originally in a liquid state; for a long time they were covered by waters which did not sustain any life. — Georges Cuvier

Depression isn't a war you win. It's a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It's one bloody fray after another. — Shaun David Hutchinson

Q: How can I help myself?
A: By remembering the proverb: 'The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service', from Saadi. — Idries Shah

But the churchmen fain would kill their church, As the churches have kill'd their Christ. — Alfred Lord Tennyson