159 quotes found
“If God wanted us to get high, he'd have created plants that became psychoactive when eaten or smoked.”
“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from i...”
“...she fell into a long sleep, and dreamed he dreams of the dream tree.”
“Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third i...”
“Senator John Kyle claiming that over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does is abortion.Stephen Colbert: Over 90 percent, that is unbelievable...in that it is not true. Only 3 percent of what P...”
“I don't like the new president who hunts muslim extremists, I like the old president who is a muslim extremist.”
“I like talking about people who don't have any power and it seems like some of the least powerful people in the United States are the migrant workers who come and do our work and don't have any rig...”
“There is no future in a job. The only future is inside oneself. We look inside rather than outside. We become producer rather than consumers of other peoples production.”
“Your ability to get along with others flows naturally from how well you are getting along with yourself from your own internal peace and harmony which is itself a function of your peace and harmony...”
“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love th...”
“If you see those pretty thingsthat nature likes to showRemember all those seals that singAnd leave them there to grow.”
“Librarians hoard the wisdom of humanity. They are the keepers of all knowledge, the guardians at the temples of understanding and devoted protectors of the sanctuary in the midst of uneducated anar...”
“In God's eyes all children are beautiful but here on earth we have higher standards.”
“The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It is its own size. And grief comes to you. You know what I mean? Ive always liked that phrase He ...”
“The great obstacle to communication is the tendency to constantly evaluate or moralize with others, creating in them a fear to speak or act. The great key to this communication is to learn to liste...”
“Very few people have ever experienced the feeling of being completely understood. When they experience it, it can become one of the richest feelings they have ever had.”
“It is unpleasant and disturbing to be rejected. It is deeply satisfying to be accepted.”
“To carefully listen is a powerful way of saying to another that we value that person. When we take the time to understand we communicate that we care, we want to understand, we respect their expres...”
“The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them--when they feel understood by you--that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open.”
“There's an old saying about those who forget history. I don't remember it, but it's good.”
