Quotes of Henry Commager

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If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.

- Henry Commager

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“ Anything under God's control is never out of control. ”

- Charles Swindoll

“ I marinate my life in gratitude, creativity and love. What about you? ”

- Francis Shenstone

“ Many, many readers have written asking me wistfully about the nature of Sam and Grace's relationship, and I can assure you, that sort is absolutely real. Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less. ”

- Maggie Stiefvater

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. ”

- Eric Thomas

“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ You are like nobody since I love you. ”

- Pablo Neruda

“ To the wellorganized mind, death is but the next great adventure. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ You don't need a million dollars in the bank. You just have to have passion, hustle and drive ”

- Daymond John

“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. ”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

“ I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:12 NIV) ”

- Anonymous

“ If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ When we go into stillness we can hear our soul’s voice loud and clear. If we speak from our heart we share our soul’s melody with the world. ”

- Christina Goetz

“ Reading is life, Reading is knowledge, Reading Is Everything. ”

- Ezra Heft

“ The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person’s life. ”

- William Wordsworth

“ Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution. ”

- Ram Dass

“ I find it odd the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get what they want from you. Or for as long as they perceive you are who they want you to be. But I like people for all of their changing surprises, the thoughts in their heads, the warmth that changes to cold and the cold that changes to warmth... for being human. The rawness of being human delights me. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ There are many Mondays to go before I die. I may as well look forward to them. ”

- Trevor Carss

“ Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightlycolored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains and wild accents; God is the one with the paintbrush who stands beside my canvass filling all the intricate and amazing details in between the whirlpools and the streaks! We're happy together! ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ What if it becomes less about how we look and more about how much we care? What if it becomes less about how much money we earn and more about how much we share our good fortune? Imagine a world where who we are in our hearts is the ultimate status symbol. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld