A soft answer truth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1

The voice of intelligence ... is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.

Karl Menninger

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

Benjamin Carson

I am not ashamed to use the word class. I will also plead guilty to another charge. The charge is that people belonging to my class think they're better than other people. You're damn right we're better. We're better because we do not shirk our obligations either to ourselves or to others. . . .we live by our lights, we die by our lights, and whoever the high gods may be, we'll look them in the eye without apology.

Walker Percy, The Moviegoer char

You can't be fat and fast, too so lift, run, diet and work.

Hank Stram

When in doubt, take more time.

John Zimmerman

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.

Charles Dickens

The gospel is neither a discussion or a debate. It is an announcement.

Paul S. Rees

The sky already fell. Now what?

Steven Wright

There is such dissociation between what the eyes see and what the mind envisions. The final thought is just a matter of interpretation, coloured by our experiences.

Anirban Bose

It's them as take advantage that get advantage I this world.

George Eliot

Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.

Jo Brand

Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of the river sang to the hum of the turning earth. The magical time of childhood stood still, and the pulse of the living earth pressed its mystery into my living blood.

Rudolfo Anaya