Znt8 Quotes & Sayings

Even among the ancients the more grown-up knew that the source of right is power, that right is a function of power. So take some scales and put on one side a gram, on the other a ton; on one side "I" and on the other "We," OneState. It's clear, isn't it? - to assert that "I" have certain "rights" with respect to the State is exactly the same as asserting that a gram weighs the same as a ton. That explains the way things are divided up: To the ton go the rights, to the gram the duties. And the natural path from nullity to greatness is this: Forget that you're a gram and feel yourself a millionth part of a ton. — Yevgeny Zamyatin

Intimacy with a beloved pet or special animal makes millions of people feel as though they win the lottery every day. — Marty Becker

The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world. — George Washington

A wise word is more rare than the green emerald, and one can find the word of wisdom even amongst the slave girls making grain. — Barbara De Angelis

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world. — Woodrow Wilson

We must trust God with what we can't control. — David Jeremiah

Ok," he said, "I don't like to disturb you at what I know must be a difficult and distressing time for you, but I need to know first of all if you actually realize that this is a difficult and distressing time for you. — Douglas Adams

So," he said, "you think that I'm charming. You didn't list that among my assets before." "Of course you're charming." She didn't look up. "I'm charmed. I'm charmed to my teeth." There was a note in her voice that sounded so bitter that it almost tasted sweet. "You're a force of nature, Your Grace," she said. "But so am I. So am I. — Courtney Milan

He was realizing how cheap are the principles for which we do not have to fight, how easy it is to establish codes when all the while our freedom to talk had been fought and bled for by others. — Louis L'Amour

A taste for books, which is still the pleasure and glory of my life. — Edward Gibbon

Or maybe it was too late, and I had already chosen, inadvertently and incrementally, to be something else. — Ariel Levy

The secret to living your life to its potential is to value the important stuff above your own comfort. Therefore, the critical first step to executing well is creating and maintaining a compelling vision of the future that you want even more than you desire your own short-term comfort, and then aligning your shorter term goals and plans, with that long-term vision. — Brian P. Moran

In my mind Greece is reduced to one vast pile of shattered marble, shimmering in a heat aze. — William Boyd

I think we're all very curious about our own minds, but we just may not have the tools to channel that. — Ariel Garten

God's power under us, in us, surging through us, is exactly what turns dependence into unforgettable experiences of completeness. — Bruce Wilkinson