J.P. Martin Quotes

If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you.

To make a squirrel look less uptight, put tiny sunglasses on it.

I don't like religion much, and I am glad that in the Bible the word is not to be found.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

I hate the fact that so much of our life is computerised rather than mechanised.

Relationships end, but they don't end your life. But people do often spending more time finding out about failed relationships than finding successful ones.

It's through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.

Every people should be the originators of their own destiny, the projectors of their own schemes, and creators of the events that lead to their destiny -- the consummation of their own desires.

Education is a danger... At best an education which produces useful coolies for us is admissible. Every educated person is a future enemy.

Saying, 'I'm sorry' is the same as saying, 'I apologize.' Except at a funeral.

I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves

People who believe they cause good things tend to like themselves better than people who believe good things come from other people or circumstances.

I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.

It is illegal to yell “fire” in a crowded theater. If there is a fire, please yell something else instead, like “Flames!” or “Smoke maker!” or “Bad hot!

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.

Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything.

I get more people approaching me about how good I was in 'Napoleon Dynamite' than being in Coldplay.

If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.

Most horror films fail to scare me. I think 'The Ring' plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper.

In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth of a theorem is almost seen at a glance.

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

Remember, whatever the price...I'll beat it! I like living! Tyrion Lannister

The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.

My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.

It was that white cloak that soiled me, not the other way around.

People give ear to an upstart astrologer [Copernicus]...this fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy

Today, it is clear that Internet organizing is vital to our future success.

All photography is propaganda.

Anyone can be killed.

For what God gives I thank indeed; What He withholds I do not need

The authority of Scripture is greater than the comprehension of the whole of man's reason.

Relationships end, but they don't end your life.

The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish" - Tyrion Lannister

Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.

All mathematicians share... a sense of amazement over the infinite depth and the mysterious beauty and usefulness of mathematics.

None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.

The art world, of all worlds, has room for everyone.

Love is the most durable power in the world. This creative force is the most potent instrument available in mankind's quest for peace and security.

My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.

Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.

I trust everyone. I just don't trust the devil inside them.

If I have an idea in my head, within no time it's into the computer, it may take more time to make it sound right, but that's the only issue.

I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says 'go outside.'

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.

Our relationships live in the space between us which is sacred.