Famous Quotes & Sayings

Aristotle

The virtue of a faculty is related to the special function which that faculty performs. Now there are three elements in the soul which control action and the attainment of truth: namely, Sensation, Intellect, and Desire. Of these, Sensation never originates action, as is shown by the fact that animals have sensation but are not capable of action.

Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's a shark riding on an elephant's back, just trampling and eating everything they see.

Michael Pollan

This for many people is what is most offensive about hunting—to some, disgusting: that it encourages, or allows, us not only to kill but to take a certain pleasure in killing. It's not as though the rest of us don't countenance the killing of tens of millions of animals every year. Yet for some reason we feel more comfortable with the mechanical killing practiced, out of view and without emotion by industrial agriculture.

Sheridan Smith

I'm such a weirdo. I'm animal-mad, so my ideal date would probably be something involving going to see animals.

Seth MacFarlane

religion notoriously claims that they invented morality, they didn't. Morality exists in animals, ya know.

Tom Cullen

From an egotistical point of view, I'm always interested in roles that push me as a person. I'm interested in humans as animals and as products of society.

Sitting Bull

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

Siri Hustvedt

Human beings are repetitive animals. All meaning is generated through repetition.

Rajneesh

With me, meditation is the only essential religion. And everything that follows it is virtue, because it comes of its own accord. You don't have to drag it, you don't have to discipline yourself for it. I have nothing to do with vegetarianism, but I know that if you meditate you are going to grow new perceptivity, new sensitivity, and you cannot kill animals.

Carrie Fisher

Saying you're an alcoholic and an addict is like saying you're from Los Angeles and from California.

Tony Crescenzi

The pending home sales data feed right into the hands of those who expect the Fed to end its interest-rate hikes.

Jay Zagorsky

We can't tell from these data the reasons why divorced people have so much less wealth than those who are married. If you really want to increase your wealth, get married and stay married.

Steve Letarte

We concentrated specifically on Richmond for only about 40 percent of that test. The remaining 60 percent was spent on 'generic' testing where we were gathering data that relates to Phoenix, New Hampshire International Speedway or other tracks.

Anthony Chan

When one looks at the MBA data that reveal that applications for the purchases of new homes are down 7.5 percent on a year-over-year basis, it is not hard to see that the gain reported this month is not a sustainable trend.

Andy Serkis

I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.

Andy Rooney

I've learned... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

Andy Rooney

Most of the people in the world are good and decent if you give them a chance to be ...

Andy Stanley

The value of a life is determined by what we give away.

Andy Stanley

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

Andy Stanley

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

Andy Stanley

...often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience.

Andy Stanley

Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

Andy Warhol

I used to drink Coke all the time. It was so good. It gives you a lot of energy.

Jim Reynolds

We had a great tournament run. We just ran into a better team tonight.

Ronny Jenkins

We had a great time. I love it.

Chris Schick

We had a great time - and we played well.

Larry Sandburg

We had a great season. The seniors did a great job. They are upset now but they will get over it.

Marty Reid

We had a great season. I'm very proud of my kids. I wouldn't trade them for anyone.

Leo Golembiewski

We had a great season. I am really proud of them.

Matt Johnson

We had a great season, and you can't really be that disappointed about it. But it would've been nice to win.

Roy Colsey

We had a great season, and I am still very proud of our team.

Isaiah Swann

We had a great season, and for it to just end now would be a great disappointment for everybody, especially our seniors.

Julia Ward Howe

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.