Van Der Heiden Quotes & Sayings

As a child, I heard in my home doctors and ambulance men say, 'Mrs. Stewart, you must've done something to provoke him.' 'Mrs. Stewart, it takes two to make an argument.' Wrong. Wrong! My mother did nothing to provoke that - and even if she had, violence is never ever a choice that a man should make. Ever. — Patrick Stewart

Never ask who's right. Start out by asking what is right. And you find that out by listening to dissenting, disagreeing opinions. — Peter Drucker

Ahimsa means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering. — Mahatma Gandhi

Life is ever evolving. The only certainty is change. — Allison McAtee

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness. — Hesiod

Science is a cemetary of dead ideas. — Miguel De Unamuno

Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety, than the single life; it hath more care, but less danger, it is more merry, and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows, and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful. — Bishop Jeremy Taylor

Choosing to stand by while people kill each other is also an action, — James S.A. Corey

Outside literature, high-flown sentiments are merely exasperating. — Mason Cooley

I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to. — Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I asked Michael Jackson once. I said to him, 'How were you able to go from the Jackson Five to the biggest star in the world? What was your secret, Michael?' He said, 'Ricky, stay inspired. That's the hardest thing to do. If you can figure out a way to stay inspired, you can make it.' — Ricky Schroder

In a single, silent moment, his rage, his fear, his humiliation and helplessness, had fallen away. That morning, he believed, he was a new creation. Softly, he wept. — Laura Hillenbrand

My father always says one thing leads to another. It certainly does. I started out to buy a friend a birthday present, and I end up trying to get a factory to go with it.... — Jean Merrill

The problem often is that aspiring brands wish to be universally loved. Unfortunately, universal love is neither achievable nor desirable. Instead, great brands are loved by some and hated by others because they actually stand for something. — Nirmalya Kumar