Vckapellen Quotes & Sayings

The drive for equality failed for a much more fundamental reason. It went against one of the most basic instincts of all human beings. In the words of Adam Smith, "The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition"9 - and, one may add, the condition of his children and his children's children. Smith, of course, meant by "condition" not merely material well-being, though certainly that was one component. He had a much broader concept in mind, one that included all of the values by which men judge their success - in particular the kind of social values that gave rise to the outpouring of philanthropic activities in the nineteenth century. — Milton Friedman

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if it hadn't been for space exploration and NASA. — James Lovelock

Then he smiles as if he'd be happy to lie there and gaze at me forever. — Suzanne Collins

Roadway. We didn't stop at the house, but instead rounded the corner and stopped a block away. Stepping out and — James Patterson

In the great design of fate, there are no accidents. — Adrienne McDonnell

One must choose, in life, between making money and spending it. There's no time to do both. — Edouard Bourdet

The man who feels himself ignorant should, at least, be modest. — Samuel Johnson

It would have been sad for me to spend my life just trying to superimpose stuff on people rather than trying to encourage them to look within themselves for what's of value. — Fred Rogers

Teach the people the Word before converting and baptizing them — Sunday Adelaja

I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images. — Dan Colen

You are the Self, that perfect immutable Self. Nothing else exists. Nothing else ever existed. Nothing else will ever exist. There is only one Self and you are That. Rejoice! — Robert Adams

It occurred to her suddenly, sharply, that she wanted to be in love ... She wanted not to feel so damned alone in the world. — Kristin Hannah

Any judge knows there are many kinds of justice - for instance, ideal justice as opposed to the best-we-can-do justice, which is what we end up with in making so many of our decisions. — Louise Erdrich