Pointy Reckoning Quotes

#1. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know that I can do it.

Abigail Williams

#2. I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

Sidney Poitier

#3. A double standard, albeit unintended, violates our integrity and damages our credibility. In a global society, conflict is rarely the fault of only one party.

Karen Armstrong

#4. Many men are stored full of unused knowledge. Like loaded guns that are never fired off, or military magazines in times of peace, they are stuffed with useless ammunition.

Henry Ward Beecher

#5. I've grown to love Barack Obama. Hillary is no Bernie Sanders. But she's a politician, and she understands Congress. And I think with that kind of twisted beauty, she could lead our country.

Eileen Myles

#6. Nobody has to tell nobody nothing," I say, taking another step forward.
"You never were a poet, were you, Todd?" he says.

Patrick Ness

#7. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Samuel Johnson

#8. You can't say your wish out loud. Not when you look up at the stars. If you do, it won't come true. And I can't ... I can't allow that to happen to you. He watched me. I watched him back.

T.J. Klune

#9. My sons and their wives landed on Mars to start another race.

Jimi Hendrix

#10. What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious.

Casey Wilson

#11. I do think the Tea Party position will prevail, and I am often asked: 'What has the Tea Party done and is it even still alive?' People think because there have been no demonstrations with the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag it's gone, but it hasn't.

Richard Mourdock