A.G. Phillips Quotes
Wants awaken intellect. To gratify them disciplines intellect. The keener the want the lustier the growth.
What gunpowder did for war, the printing-press has done for the mind; and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but every reading man is his judge.
God gives manhood but one clew to success,--utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency.
Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust.
Government arrogates to itself that it alone forms men. Everybody knows that government never began anything. It is the whole world that thinks and governs.
The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitutions and machinery, to politicians and statesmen, for the safety of its liberties, never will have any.
I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.-Bobby Tom
How does "Let go and let God" measure up against Scripture? Remember, the test isn't what sounds deep, what sounds holy, or even what makes sense to us. For the Christian, the test is Scripture.
So, Beav, tell me about yourself.""I'm Blue.""Sweetheart, if I had your dubious taste in men, I wouldn't be too happy, either.""My name is Blue. Blue Bailey.
Life sure is easier when you're rich.""And a natural born charmer. Don't forget that part.""How could I?" she retorted. "It's the only thing we have in common.
She's as plastic as you are! I'm telling you, it's a bad idea. If the two of you have kids, they'll come out of the birth canal with Fisherprice stamped on their butts!
There is love in holding and there is love in letting go. Elizabeth Berg, The Year of Pleasures
sometimes knowing when to give up is the real test of character...-annabelle granger
Ironic, isn't it, what religion does to people?""I guess it's more ironic what people do to religion.
I guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe)I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)
This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.”“Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.
You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.
Employees who are not engaged have untapped potential that sours like a perishable item.
When a person is engaged, dedication to their craft, desire to achieve, and relentless commitment to make a difference is palpable. You can see it, hear it, and feel it…and it is contagious!
Waves crack with wicked fury against me ship's hull while ocean currents rage as the full moon rises o're the sea." (Cutthroat's Omen: A Crimson Dawn)
Just as there are phantom limbs there are phantom histories, histories that are severed and discarded, but linger on as thwarted possibilities an compelling nostalgias.
Falling in love, finding your passion, are attempts to locate, to picture, to represent what you unconsciously feel frustrated about, and by.
Like the 'good' characters in literature, the sane don't have any memorable lines.
In the first years of our lives we learn how to shit, talk, walk, sleep, eat and, most importantly, how to royally piss off our parents.
Your faith today, whether great, small or none controls your destiny tomorrow