A.J. Russell Quotes

Fanaticism is the danger of the world, and always has been, and has done untold harm. I might almost say that I was fanatical against fanaticism.

I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.

There is a law in human nature which draws us to like what we passionately condemn.

I'm a big pasta guy, but I've cut it out to stay fast and lean.

There is no greater reason for children to honour parents than for parents to honour children except, that while the children are young, the parents are stronger than children.

Liberty is the right to do what I like; licence, the right to do what you like.

Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.

This is God's work, and God's work will not be frustrated. But there is still much to be done.

Freedom in education has many aspects. There is first of all freedom to learn or not to learn. Then there is freedom as to what to learn. And in later education there is freedom of opinion.

Trust the Lord. He is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep. And His sheep know His voice.

As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

We can all be more consistently involved in missionary work by replacing our fear with real faith.

A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.

That's the best part of the game, to see the smiles on their faces and the breakthroughs they have as individuals.

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

Stern men with empires in their brains.

We must never ignore or pass by the prompting of the Spirit to render service to one another.

Laughter is the most inexpensive and most effective wonder drug. Laughter is a universal medicine.

The society girl meets more dangers than the girl on the stage. There is more danger at a tango tea than in the theatre. The actor is less dangerous than the dancing master.

The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.

I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue.

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.

Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.

There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote.

You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war with PTSD or a head injury, their families have a handful when they come home.

Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called a concept.

Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.

No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting.

There's one tiny little gap in the universe left, just about to close. And it takes a lot of power to send this projection. I'm in orbit around a supernova. I'm burning up a sun just to say good bye.

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

The law of causality, I believe, like much that passes muster among philosophers, is a relic of a bygone age, surviving, like the monarchy, only because it is erroneously supposed to do no harm.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.

To those who feel defeated and downtrodden, look to the early hours of the day for your rescue...Shadows of yesterday's grief melt in the rays of early morn's opportunity.

There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both.

How can one call that a defeat? There is no such thing.

So that Sunday morning I ended up going to church and that’s when I got saved.

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others.

The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.

Ironclads and Maxim guns must be the ultimate arbiters of metaphysical truth.

Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)

All movies are different, all movies have their own life.

Could an explosion in a printing shop produce a dictionary?

dont let the old break you; let the love make you

Because men have so long ruled the world, it does not follow that the philosophy by which they have ruled it is the correct one.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me

I'm buying things for people I don't even know. I'm like Willy Wonka, but more manipulative. Imagine if Willy Wonka had a devious goal.