Zbynek Honz K Quotes & Sayings

I doubt that work ennobles man and I am absolutely certain that it does not ennoble woman. — Elena Ferrante

The West in the voice of her thundering cannon had said at the door of Japan, Let there be a nation - and there was a Nation. And now that it has come into existence, why do you not feel in your heart of hearts a pure feeling of gladness and say that it is good? Why is it that I saw in an English paper an expression of bitterness at Japan's boasting of her superiority of civilization - the thing that the British, along with other nations, has been carrying on for ages without blushing? Because the idealism of selfishness must keep itself drunk with a continual dose of self-laudation. But the same vices which seem so natural and innocuous in its own life make it surprised and angry at their unpleasantness when seen in other nations. — Rabindranath Tagore

There's nobody quite as mean as people being mean for Jesus. — The Rev

Keep the body - or keep the mind, and it will keep the body! - in a constructive manner. That is, think the pleasant things, even when the outlook may be the darkest. Do not allow the little things that are hindrances make for irritating, or to hurt the feelings. For naturally the body is sensitive to feelings of others, through the overflow of those activities in the sympathetic system. But know that God is! Know that He protects those who put their trust in Him; that what is necessary will be supplied thee if ye will keep joyous, keep happy, keep in that way of constructive forces throughout! — Edgar Cayce

Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation. — Norman Schwarzkopf

But after children leave their parents' arms, school is still the necessary place for knowledge and soul to spring into life and good teachers are still the instigators of that miracle. — David Denby

I wonder why our life must quiver between beauty and guilt, consummation and sadness, desire and regret, immortality and tattered moments unknowable, truth and beautiful meaningful lies. — Jack Kerouac

The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics. — Corliss Lamont

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself. — Golda Meir

Good God, what must I do to win you? — Susan Wiggs

When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time." - Unknown I — Joyce Meyer

Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a
profound power to help build our nation — Nelson Mandela

It's easy to make perfect decisions with perfect information. Medicine asks you to make perfect decisions with imperfect information. — Siddhartha Mukherjee

The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad. — Krzysztof Kieslowski

Vince couldn't stop talking, spilling thoughts that had obviously churned inside him for years. We could've stopped the spread of the disease a lot better than we've been able to cure the disease ... Thought the magical cure would save them in the end. But if we wait any longer we'll run out of people to save. — James Dashner