Rie Magda Gerber Quotes

#1. I believe that one thinks much more soundly if the thoughts arise from direct contact with things, than if one looks at things with the aim of finding this or that in them.

Vincent Van Gogh

#2. We have not only to be witnesses and pleaders, but we have also to be examples ... If a man's life at home is unworthy, he should go several miles away before he stands up to preach, and then, when he stands up, he should say nothing.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

#3. Over the years, I have studied church history as well as the contemporary church, and I noticed how rare it is for a God-glorifying transition of leadership to take place in a local church.

C.J. Mahaney

#4. Never ignore the elephant in the room. That's rude; play with it and introduce it.

Donna Lynn Hope

#5. Hope I lived up to my reputation for being slick.

William J. Clinton

#6. The only remaining superpower is international public opinion.

Simon Anholt

#7. Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.

Michael Douglas

#8. Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.

Oscar Isaac

#9. I'm going to go throw up now, because ive turned into my dad. If vomiting doesn't work, I'll see if I can get an exorcism.

Veronica Blade

#10. It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.

Herodotus

#11. Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering.

D.H. Lawrence

#12. When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event.

Jerry Saltz

#13. Now it's your land. But it's important, at least to me,that you remember that it's not just your land. There is a history. Now you're part of it. Good night. And off they go.

Robert Goolrick

#14. The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

Michael Scott

#15. We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage ... w e cannot take for granted the continuance and maintenance of those rights and freedoms.

John Diefenbaker