Martyrology Quotes

#1. The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.

Lord Acton

#2. Another day, a different dream perhaps

Alice Liddell

#3. 'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking about, and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty.

Judith Martin

#4. I don't have pets, I have two guard dogs; and I don't do my own shopping; it's a security thing.

Enya

#5. There's no way of knowing in advance what will get into your work. One collects all the shiny objects that catch the fancy - a great array of them. Some of them you think are utterly useless. I have a large collection of curios of that kind, and every once in a while I need one of them.

Margaret Atwood

#6. If I had to fault President [Barack] Obama, I would say that sometimes governs like a visitor from a morally superior civilization.

David Brooks

#7. Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I can see that.

Lisa Kudrow

#8. No one does more harm in the Church than he who has the title or rank of holiness and acts perversely.

Gregory The Great

#9. I have known several presidents quite well, including my husband, and I worked closely with President George W. Bush and the White House then after 9/11, and I served with President Obama. I disagree with all three of those presidents on certain things.

Hillary Clinton

#10. In most cases, the truth is a blade that does not need to be sharpened, and we almost never need to twist the knife. Because as a listener we can empathize with the fear that what we hear might hurt, we can also work to apply gentleness when speaking. I

Ethan Nichtern

#11. Coaching is a service. We serve our clients and have their well-being as the higher priority.

Michael J. Marx

#12. Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes.

Charley Reese

#13. The urge to discover, to invent, to know the unknown, seems so deeply human that we cannot imagine our history without it.

Alan Lightman

#14. The religion of Christ," he said, "is not a tidbit after one's bread; on the contrary, it is the bread or it is nothing. People should at least understand and concede this if they call themselves Christian.

Eric Metaxas

#15. You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.

Baltasar Gracian