M.M. Scott Quotes

The important aspect shouldn't be whose administration it is, the important aspect should be how does the state of Wisconsin work, what can we do to move Wisconsin forward.

Without good communication, a relationship is merely a hollow vessel carrying you along on a frustrating journey fraught with the perils of confusion, projection, and misunderstanding.

Success is like a mirror: It reflects back to you exactly what you held up before it.

All you need to do is to look, listen, and trust.

If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, ther would be no need for fiction.

Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking.

Only stupid men trying to seem smart need to be with dumb women. Only weak men trying to look strong are attracted to compliant women.

It is a weak man who blames his failures on the strength of others.

Adversity is, to me at least, a tonic and a bracer.

If all your clothes are worn to the same state, it means you go out too much.

But it seemed to me that the American way of doing things was to obliterate a complete area, without really knowing exactly what was there and where they were.

Optimism is the content of small men in high places.

I was a scam artist in high school for a while.

I wake up at 5 a.m. every day and go to bed early.

And at the end of the day, if the movie's no good, I'll live to fight another day.

I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective equality of my talent and the sacrifices of it, in pieces, to preserve its essential value has some sort of epic grandeur.

Certainly dog driving is the most terrible work one has to face in this sort of business.

I mean, what do you do in Las Vegas? You gamble - and you go to strip clubs.

A tranquil conscience invites freedom from anguish, sorrow, guilt, shame, and self-condemnation. It provides a foundation for happiness. It is a condition of immense worth.

The Kiowas reckoned their stature by the distance they could see.

But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for.

When He withholds an answer, it is to have us grow through faith in Him, obedience to His commandments, and a willingness to act on truth.

It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will relate to that

Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life.

I want to create a little chaos and make people's heads turn.

I don't think I had a Catherine Bach poster, but I know a lot of my friends desecrated those, big time.

Never was flattery lost on a poet's ear; a simple race, they waste their toil for the vain tribute of a smile.

Spangling the wave with lights as vain As pleasures in the vale of pain, That dazzle as they fade.

I wanted a literate, socially intricate, and cosmopolitan world - something I could have fun destroying.

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.

There's kind of a toll you have to pay with a cat; if you don't pet her for 10 minutes she'll bother you for six hours.

Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth.

O come ye in peace here, or come ye in war, Or to dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochinvar?

The idea of selling a Cezanne to buy a Morisot seems explosively contentious.

I have huge questions about Vision Appraisal - you bet I do. I'm very worried about what happens when we hand over our destiny to an outside company.

Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.

Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.

Hurry no man's cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

[In] radio, every segment of every hour is a challenge to fill in an interesting way. What I like the most about it is how challenging it is to do it well.

The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird.

The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, Josh,” Flamel said quietly. “And the line between arrogance and stupidity even finer. Sophie,” he added, without looking at her.

And anyway, it's only movies. to stop me I think they'll ahve to shoot me in the head.

The truth of the matter is that the people who succeed in the arts most often are the people who get up again after getting knocked down. Persistence is critical.

The power is that which generated and maintains the universe... the life-force, the stuff of creation. It is the very substance of existence itself.

Do what you are best at and let others take care of the rest.

And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like I've come full circle and my heart's finally in the right place.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Creed was ended by egos and people wanting to do their own thing and poor decision-making.

I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences.