Quotes of: Benjamin-franklin Keyword

He makes His ministers a flame of fire. Am I ignitable? God deliver me from the dread asbestos of ‘other things’.

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

We fundamentalists are a pack of mood-loving showoffs. I'm sure the Minor Prophets would have found subject for correction.

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

Wishing that I could stay right here in this moment of not doing, but simply being, forever.

My Not So Super Sweet Life

His lips press into mine in a kiss meant to make the world fade away. And it delivers.

My Not So Super Sweet Life

Cat's heated gaze meets mine, and she smiles. Another piece of my heart is hers.

My Not So Super Sweet Life

...you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. The real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.

My Beloved World

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

We have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings.

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

If you say to the White House, 'Obama has been very unfriendly to Israel,' they say, 'What do you mean? It's the best military-to-military relationship ever.' And that part is true.

Elliott Abrams

I really try at least to come back and answer the question as to whether that was really the best way to do that and was I really thinking straight and how did my opponents behave and how did the judges behave was needed.

Floyd Abrams

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.

Gloria Allred

If you prosecute a CEO or other senior executive and send him or her to jail for committing a crime, the deterrent effect in my view vastly outweighs even the best compliance program you can put in place.

Jed S. Rakoff

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

Valerie Jarrett

It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit.

Michael Newdow

Value denotes a relation reciprocally existing between two objects, and the precise relation which it denotes is the quantity of the one which can be obtained in exchange for a given quantity of the other.

Nassau William Senior

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Every year if not every day, we have to wager our salvation on some prophecy based upon the imperfect knowledge.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.