Ed Martin Quotes

You cannot afford to rely on history, you have to make it.

Even when other people don’t expect a lot out of you,you have to take the initiative.

Somebody who is unique - and this will get me into trouble - by definition cannot be replaced.

A power nap, is when you sleep on someone who's weaker than you

I'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection.

Jay wondered how they'd feel the morning they all woke up and realized that somehow Camelot had turned into Mordor.

The most important thing is the script.

The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

Faith is like porridge. Better with milk and honey.

Some people say we're (Coldplay) talented and some say we're the worst thing ever to happen to music, and it's a bit confusing being in the middle of that.

Automatic paper towel dispensers are a solution to something that was never a problem in the first place.

Good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles the truths of individualism and collectivism.

A simple man with Scripture has more authority than the Pope or a council.

Voting is the foundation stone for political action.

A man's first bond is that which ties him into the national community.

It's not a performance to impress the Puritans

The tall team takes the low road into the lead

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.

You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'

Canoe plus waterfall equals I don't go camping anymore.

We must now, in the 21st century, protect democracy, one which rests on fundamental rights for all, regardless of skin color, gender, race or religion. Nothing less than that is at stake.

I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke.

I try to photograph my own and society's hypocrisy.

You can't force yourself to be something you are not.

As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.

I like to use 'I Can't Believe it's Not Butter' on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous. How was breakfast? Unbelievable.

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.

We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves.

Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.

I'm fully aware that my vision of a European bicameral parliament can't be implemented tomorrow. I'm also not an integration fanatic.

Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with them, isn't afraid to tell you the truth about yourself.

If you want to dry hump someone you don't know, just act like they were choking.

Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.

Free speech in Bangladesh can get you killed

If we wish to wash our hands of the Jews blasphemy and not share in their guilt, we have to part company with them. They must be driven from our country.

Would you rather Test-First, or Debug-Later ?

I think One Direction are the biggest band in the world, their songs are great.

I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.

What are the enabling conditions that make human beings flourish? How do we get from zero to plus five?

I just try to get along with people and show the love that I would like to be shown to me.

The optimistic style of explaining good events is the opposite of that used for bad events: It's internal rather than external.

The sofa is the enemy of productivity.

Music is really all about experimentation and lots of trial and error. It's just mind-numbingly boring until you hit on something that works well.

Not only do happy people endure pain better and take more health and safety precautions when threatened, but positive emotions undo negative emotions.