Topics

Quotes

Short attributable quotes from authors, theologians, historians, and public figures. Each entry carries an attribution and optional source field.

By Helen Keller

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” “Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure. The…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 1, 2008
Reading Time: 7 Minutes 

Read

On Jesus Christ, The Most Quoted Person on Earth (Part 1)

The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 5:38-48 (NIV) Eye for Eye 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 1, 2008
Reading Time: 7 Minutes 

Read

On Pride

“Pride is perhaps the world’s greatest pandemic.” ——Gary Amirault “High Intelligence plus pride always equals destruction.” ——Gary Amirault “Pride goes before the fall.” ——The Bible “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 30, 2008
Reading Time: 9 Minutes 

Read

On Corruption

“If you are not part of the solution, there is money to be made by prolonging the problem.” ——Author Unknown “The big thieves hang the little ones.” ——Czech Proverb “Corporations care very much about maintaining the myth that government is…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 25, 2008
Reading Time: 6 Minutes 

Read

On Evil

“Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.” ——Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi “We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 25, 2008
Reading Time: 1 Minutes 

Read

On God’s Grace

“Grace is so amazing that most unbelievers and believers can’t believe it!” ——Gary Amirault “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 16, 2008
Reading Time: 13 Minutes 

Read

On Government, Governing, Politicians, and Politics (Part 3)

“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” ——Thomas Jefferson “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 15, 2008
Reading Time: 22 Minutes 

Read

On Government, Governing, Politicians, and Politics (Part 2)

“There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.” ——Bertrand Russell “For those looking for security, be forewarned that there’s nothing more insecure than a political promise.” ——Harry…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 15, 2008
Reading Time: 13 Minutes 

Read

On Government, Governing, Politicians, and Politics (Part 1)

“The challenges that America faces are not terrorism and oil supply. The challenges that we face are the police state that Bush has created and the disrespect for truth that is endemic in government, the universities, and the media. The…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Apr 15, 2008
Reading Time: 13 Minutes 

Read

On Joy and Happiness (Part 1)

“When I dwell on the goodness God has expressed towards me, my heart rises up like an artesian well, my eyes gush forth joy that waters my face and leaves the observer in wonder.” ——Gary Amirault “We either make ourselves…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Mar 8, 2008
Reading Time: 9 Minutes 

Read

On Man’s Inhumanity to Man

“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” ——William Shakespeare “We cloak ourselves in cold indifference to the unnecessary suffering of others–even when we cause it.” ——James Carroll “What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Aug 1, 2007
Reading Time: 1 Minutes 

Read

On Lawyers

“Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne.” ——Jesus, Luke 11:46, The Bible “The more laws, the more law-breakers.” ——Author Unknown “Only Lawyers and mental defectives are automatically exempt for jury duty.”…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 21, 2007
Reading Time: 9 Minutes 

Read

On Love, From The Bible

“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 19, 2007
Reading Time: 12 Minutes 

Read

On America (The USA) (Part 3)

“It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts.” ——H. L. Mencken “Secure supplies of energy…

Author: Compiled by: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 14, 2007
Reading Time: 20 Minutes 

Read