Thoughtful Quotes
Definition of "Foreign Aid":
The transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of a society. I reject the notion that the death penalty has any essential deterrent effect on potential offenders. I am convinced that the contrary is true -- that savagery begets only savagery.
As one whose husband and mother-in-law have both died the victims of murder assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by legalized murder.
Cynics are made, not born.
Are we alone in an uncaring universe, or is God some kind of wiseguy?
It's a funny old world!
Pride only hurts. It never helps.
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong.
Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind, it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate -- and quickly.
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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