Top 23 James Burgh Quotes
#1. I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!
Misty Copeland
#2. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.
James Burgh
#3. I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with a blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes.
Daphne Du Maurier
#4. Yesterday for contemplation, today for action.
James Burgh
#5. If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing which the king upon the throne cannot have.
James Burgh
#6. I needed to see her. It was wild and illogical, and in the right light it was manic. I just didn't care.
Kate Canterbary
#7. When we talk about GOD,
we're like a school of fish,
discussing the possible existence of the sea.
Rumi
#9. Security isn't a thing you get and hold onto. You have to let it go and earn it again, over and over.
Gladys Hasty Carroll
#10. All lawful authority, legislative, and executive, originates from the people.
James Burgh
#11. You don't want to be pitied."
"Why not?"
"I don't really know, but I know that you don't want it. No one ever wants anyone else's pity. In the movies anyway.
Ainslie Hogarth
#12. Sometimes guessing is the best you can do. In the real world, we guess all the time and it serves us well.
Usama Fayyad
#13. In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one.
James Burgh
#15. Honored Big Sister," said Risana, "my heart is glad to finally be in your presence." "I should thank you, Little Sister," Jia said, "for taking care of our husband all this time. His letters never mentioned how beautiful you are." The two women smiled at each other.
Ken Liu
#16. There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.
Jose Bergamin
#17. My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.
Edie Brickell
#18. In disputes upon moral or scientific points, ever let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.
James Burgh
#19. Are we the only members of the Galaxy that can actually understand what a galaxy is? Could Homo sapiens really be the pinnacle of Creation - the cleverest critters in the cosmos? If we learn the answer is 'no,' that would affect our philosophies forever.
Seth Shostak
#20. If you would not have affliction visit you twice, listen at once to what it teaches.
James Burgh
#21. There is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.
James Burgh
#23. If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.
James Burgh
