Quotes of: Abraham Keyword

The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure is good? If, then, it is asserted that there is a comprehensive formula, including all things which are in themselv...

Utilitarianism

I'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.

Where We Belong

Simple things, simple pleasures, cutting and splitting wood, a love of the country they wanted to see more of, memories of softball fields and a girl named Amanda. There are such women as Theresa "Sam" Fitzgerald who love their men. Are content with ...

Why Marines Fight

I write down my dreams. I use the excuse “I’m writing” to sleep all the time.

Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life

Music is the language of all. It tames the savage beast and allows us to get over heartbreak. It helps us express what we really want to say and it has the power to lift hearts and awaken our souls….

The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations

If you find you're not getting what you want, stop and think about what it is you really need. If there is a lesson to be learned, learn it. Getting what you need, will often lead to what you truly want...

The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations

For some twenty years the window that opened at the end of the Cold War has been allowed to hang flapping in the wind. It is high time that the five nuclear-weapon states take seriously their commitment to negotiate toward nuclear disarmament.

Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters

—Porque eres tu. Porque prefieres lastimarte a ti mismo antes de lastimar a alguien más. Porque eres un amigo asombroso y un increíble hijo. Tu peleaste por mí, y te preocupaste por mí. —Te lastimé. —Tu te has hecho mas daño.

What a Boy Needs

Manipulation, fueled with good intent, can be a blessing. But when used wickedly, it is the beginning of a magician's karmic calamity.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.

Writings: Autobiography/Notes on the State of Virginia/Public & Private Papers/Addresses/Letters

I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters. ; and I was not without hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy of the present age wo...

Writings

A smart man understood that victory was not inevitable. An even smarter man knew that defeat was never really total if you figured out how to handle the aftermath with skill and just the right spin. And the smartest men of all, even when they lost, t...

The Whole Truth

Rights are not easy to obtain, and once we understand this, we must work attentively and persistently - and never become careless or lazy.

A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice

To keep my cat from drinking out of the toilet, I could close the toilet lid, I could close the bathroom door, or I could pull my straw out of the water and stop setting a bad example.

Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

Rest in the knowledge that God is both abundantly gracious and ridiculously generous.

A Year of Living Prayerfully: How a Curious Traveler Met the Pope, Walked on Coals, Danced with Rabbis, and Revived His Prayer Life

Parents who discipline their child by discussing the consequences of their actions produce children who have better moral development , compared to children whose parents use authoritarian methods and punishment.

Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty

I think there's a lot of interesting stuff on TV. I feel much more optimistic about TV than I do about movies. There will always be good movies but I think, for the most part, it's always going to be a huge fight to get those movies made. TV is the b...

Alan Ball

Everybody, as soon as they do a good experiment, their first thought in this lab is, 'That can't be right. I must have screwed it up. What did I do wrong?' And that's the best kind of scientist because they're filled with this self-doubt. And if I'm ...

Bonnie Bassler

If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would cancel all new trials, for just one year, and I would spend the money exclusively on making sure that we make the best possible use of the clinical e...

Ben Goldacre

Major League Baseball has the best idea of all. Three years before they'll take a kid out of college, then they have a minor league system that they put the kids in. I'm sure that if the NBA followed the same thing, there would be a lot of kids in a ...

Bobby Knight

The best under-the-radar rivalry is Dodgers-Giants. I had no idea how deep that one was until I moved to California... that one goes waaaaaaaaay back, and both sides absolutely detest each other. Fights in the stands, fights in the parking lot, the w...

Bill Simmons