Things Quotes

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

I feel things deeply.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life.

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

I don't have to play by these rules or do these things... I can actually have my own kind of version.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

One researcher just determined that African and Indian elephants make each other sick. When a new animal or plant is introduced to a habitat bad things happen. The biggest danger to native wildlife is foreign wildlife.

If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look!

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.

To be content with life or to live merrily, rather all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow.

I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world.

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.

All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Time as he grows old teaches all things.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.

The way to know life is to love many things.

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.