Zonamed Quotes & Sayings

[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. — Alexander Hamilton

Things we wish to be true are apt to gain too ready credit with us. — Samuel Richardson

Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted Extrication — Jonathan Gottschall

Praise is underused and underappreciated as a management tool. — Eric Schmidt

Stranger, pause and ask thyself the question, Canst thou do likewise? If not, with a blush retire. — Charles Dickens

What the heart recognizes
as liberation,
the ego sees
as theft. — Ivan M. Granger

I'm a total nerd. — Anna Chlumsky

The more romance novelists that are out there, making romanticized ideas of vampirism for the kids, the more people want to see a real action movie, putting the bad guys where they belong, as the bad guys, and looking for a hero to come along and defend our very souls. — Corey Feldman

Don't feel guilty if you don't immediately love your stepchildren as you do your own, or as much as you think you should. Everyoneneeds time to adjust to the new family, adults included. There is no such thing as an "instant parent."
Actually, no concrete object lies outside of the poetic sphere as long as the poet knows how to use the object properly. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

You want a blood relative to lead your army? Get Marcie. She likes ordering people around. She'll be a natural. — Becca Fitzpatrick

The sacrifice of pleasures is of course itself a pleasure. — Muriel Spark

The Spiritual Sun already blazes within. — Dharma Mittra

Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town. — Zola Budd

You look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is ... — Ram Dass

Lindsey Graham is now the seventh Republican running for president. If you're keeping score, that's basically one Republican candidate for every two Republican voters. — Conan O'Brien