Vanderwerf For Commissioner Quotes & Sayings

In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations ... moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare, by which they have been dictated. — George Washington

Conflict is the essential core of a free and open society. If one were to project the democratic way of life in the form of a musical score, its major theme would be the harmony of dissonance. — Saul D. Alinsky

Quantum Leap Thinking [is] an opportunity to get our energy out and target it in the direction of great productivity, leaving us with a feeling of accomplishment. — Leon Tec

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated. — Ernest Istook

When starting a project, your influences are the things around you. It doesn't mean you have to sound like it or look like it or anything. It's just something new, and your curiosity becomes enthralled by it. — Albert Hammond Jr.

I closed my eyes against the sudden
sorrow that someone I knew so well should be someone who consistently brought me so much grief. — Megan Hart

It was more about understanding that you could give it your all, give yourself the best chances, but control is an illusion. — Harlan Coben

Men have come to such a pass that they frequently starve, not for want of necessaries, but for want of luxuries; — Henry David Thoreau

The solicitor he selected, a Mr Makepeace, had demanded five thousand pounds up front, even before he took the top off his fountain pen, and then another five once he'd briefed Alex Redmayne, the barrister who would represent him in Court. Danny couldn't understand why he needed two lawyers to do the same job. — Jeffrey Archer

...hot shouts of neon... — Robert McCammon

Most writers can write books faster than publishers can write checks!"
~ Richard Curtis ~ — Richard Curtis

The bravery shown by Azza Suleiman who dared to stand up for another woman who was being beaten, and paid a heavy price in doing so, is both awe-inspiring and humbling. — Vivienne Westwood

Right now I feel that I've got my feet on the ground as far as my head is concerned. — Bo Belinsky

I suppose to a certain degree. London's my favorite place on the planet and the reason for that is its fantastic diversity. — Douglas Booth

If all you are going to do in life are the things that are convenient and comfortable, the great things never get done. — George Bernard Shaw