Vardeman Collins Quotes & Sayings

In 1970, at the age of 14, I entered a short story contest offering a grand prize of one dollar. I won. This was my first foray into writing fiction. I loved reading and thought that it shouldn't be so hard to write a story. — David Bergen

We learn best in moments of enjoyment — Ralph C. Smedley

Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual. — Al-Ghazali

A warrior considers himself already dead, so there is nothing to lose. The worst has already happened to him, therefore he's clear and calm; judging him by his acts or by his words, one would never suspect that he has witnessed everything. — Carlos Castaneda

A god who is both self-sufficient and content to remain so could not interest us enough to raise the question of his existence. — W. H. Auden

Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands religion does not believe in it, the man who believes in it does not understand it. — Chapman Cohen

Wall Street shouldn't be deregulated. I think Wall Street and Main Street need to play by the same set of rules. The middle-class can't carry the burden any longer, that is what happened in the last decade. They had to bail out Wall Street. — Stephanie Cutter

You're speechless." He chuckled. "I like that. And I also like you all feisty. Want to hit me again? — Jennifer L. Armentrout

A letter makes ordinary things seem important. — Marilynne Robinson

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life. — George Arliss

Some people come out going, I don't get it. And I don't quite know what they're trying to get, what they're struggling for. We have had the reaction where people leave the movie sort of uncomfortable and befuddled. Although that wasn't our intention. — Joel Coen

My mandate ... is to promote the protection, rights and welfare of children ... — Olara Otunnu

Appreciate and value your time because this is the key to success — Sunday Adelaja

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation. — W. H. Auden

My plan has always been to return to Broadway every 50 years. — William Shatner