C. F. Powell Quotes

Growth is always a gradual process, a bridge slowly crossed and not a corner sharply turned.

He who has no inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that he knows enough.

Pain is a teacher from whom we can learn much.

What are the "ifs" and "buts" that limit my enjoyment of life?

Old cranks have practiced all their lives, just as old saints have likewise practiced all their lives. They just practiced different life principles.

Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.

There's the whole myth about rocket science. It's really not that hard. It's not brain surgery.

It's sad, but a relief as well, to know that two things so closely bound together can separate with so little violence.

Nowadays anyone with a crap laptop and an Internet connection can sound their barbaric yawp, whatever it may be.

The blog is certainly another tool for writers out there to break their way in. But being a blogger does not make you a great writer.

But hard bitten cynicism leaves one feeling peevish, and too much of it can do lasting damage to your heart.

For our past can be a prison we are locked in permanently, or it can be the key to our freedom if we glean the lessons from it and deal with it directly.

Books are islands in the ocean of time. They are also oases in the deserts of time.

I have always been reconciled to the fact that I was born a bibliomaniac, never have I sought a cure, and my dearest friends have been drawn from those likewise suffering from book madness.

This is the gift all writers seek-to write language that incandesces yet does not melt.

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.

In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.

I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my constituency work - just with another baby in tow.

As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening.

What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power.

A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed countries.

Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).

I just hope that the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people prevails. If it does we must move quickly to help restore stability and prosperity.

I'm honoured to have been selected to be the Labour candidate for Manchester Central.

It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.

The Tories seem unable to make any impact north of the border.

The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods is over.

The cost of motoring is a massive issue at the moment, there's no question. The price of petrol goes up every time you go to the petrol station.

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.

The impact of the downturn is starting to feel very real. House prices and the housing market have been taking the knock for some time and that's affecting people.

You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.

When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love

I think people have a vague sense that the television system is changing.

I love my DSL, but I love my WiFi more. And I probably get on the Internet 40 percent to 50 percent more because of the combination of those technologies.

Its a good feeling when people come up to you and tell you your music helps them, and as long as it does, I'll keep making it.

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk their comfort, their safety, their lives.

I think being able to identify with young people and...their capacity to change the world and shake things up. I think that's the greatest strength.

A decade passed between King's assassination and my birth, but the older I get, the more acutely aware I become that 10 years is nothing.

Even if you're the worst writer in the world, at least you'll have the evidence.

Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.

That's part of fiction, creating a world better than the one you live in.

Cholesterol to go with alcohol; all the bad things in English-speaking life end in -ol.

Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?

I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul.

I don't know any more about America than one knows being trapped in it.

Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.

Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.

If I tell you that I have robbed a bank, prepare the correct reaction.

Part of my job is to try and seduce people. It's what I get paid for, and if people get in the way of me doing my job I can be very difficult.

I would rather preach one sermon than write a thousand books.