John Myhill Quotes

No non-poetic account of reality can be complete. ~ John Myhill

Good will attract good to itself, and those involved will unite toward a common goal. Evil, in turn, draws evil men, but they will never truly act as one. They will always be distrustful, always jealous. Ultimately, they seek power for themselves alone, and for that reason they will always fall apart at the end. ~ John Connolly

When I teach and mentor leaders, I remind them that if they stop learning, they stop leading ~ John C. Maxwell

This is not the way these tales end," Calliope said firmly.
"This is not the way that things end when they get to be tales," Amatus said, "but since ours is not yet told, we cannot count on it. There were a hundred dead princes on the thorns outside Sleeping Beauty's castle, and I'm sure many of them were splendid fellows. ~ John Barnes

The Holy Spirit is the bond by which Christ efficaciously unites us to himself. ~ John Calvin

In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla, ~ John Green

Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they need to change themselves to improve their circumstances. They put in just enough effort to distance themselves from their problems without ever trying to go after the root, which can often be found in themselves. Because they don't try to change the source of their problems, their problems keep coming back at them. ~ John C. Maxwell

And Indiana's John Defrees expressed his belief that the inclusion of Winfield Scott of Virginia, Alexander Stephens of Georgia, and Edward Bates of Missouri "would do much to bring about a re-action among the people of all the Southern States except S. Carolina, which is insane beyond hope of cure."134 (Stephens himself later branded as "totally groundless" the "rumor" that he had ever discussed a cabinet appointment with the president-elect. ~ Harold Holzer

Though you may feel that you cannot improve the world, you can always improve yourself. In doing so, the world becomes a better place. ~ John Bruna

I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. ~ John Burroughs

What man is a man who does not make the world better? ~ John Eldredge

My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know. ~ Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

In the world of the very small, where particle and wave aspects of reality are equally significant, things do not behave in any way that we can understand from our experience of the everyday world ... all pictures are false, and there is no physical analogy we can make to understand what goes on inside atoms. Atoms behave like atoms, nothing else. ~ John Gribbin

Something big, ... is about to happen at Notre Dame. ~ John Grant

Religion is not a perpetual moping over good books. Religion is not even prayer, praise, holy ordinances,
these are necessary to religion
no man can be religious without them. But religion is mainly and chiefly the glorifying God amid the duties and trials of the world; the guiding of our course amid adverse winds and currents of temptation by the sunlight of duty and the compass of Divine truth, the bearing up manfully, wisely, courageously, for the honor of Christ, our great Leader in the conflict of life. ~ John Caird

Keep your shit together, I whispered to my lungs. ~ John Green

He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever. ~ John Tillotson

Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray to terrorism cannot be ignored. ~ John O. Brennan

If a team is to accomplish its goals, it has to know where it stands. ~ John C. Maxwell

The moon is made of a green cheese. ~ John Heywood

Have respect for every person and every issue directed at you. Do not dismiss any encounter as insignificant. ~ John Heider

The weapons of hate and fear by which the collectivists have moved a generation of Americans to sell their freedom and integrity for security would never have worked had American roots in basic Judaic-Christian traditions not first been severed. God could not be replaced by Government as the source of all blessings until moral concepts were first blurred. ~ John A. Stormer

I have a real interest in working with younger Native artists. I think it's a very important way for Native people to communicate the realities of our culture and remember our ancestors. ~ John Trudell

It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else. ~ John Cage

This is so much better than the 60's. So much less self indulgent and desperate. What you have here is a large group of people trying to practice unconditional love for strangers, and for the most part, succeeding. ~ John Perry Barlow

Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of man's nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God ... Let it be known that British liberties are not the grants of princes and parliaments. ~ John Adams

The new goddess contingency could not be erected until the God of heaven was utterly despoiled of his dominion over the sons of men, and in the room thereof a home-bred idol of self-sufficiency set up, and the world persuaded to worship it. But that the building climb no higher, let all men observe how the word of God overthrows this babylonian tower. ~ John Owen

I believe that when a person has hope in the future, believe in their ability to achieve and understand that God made them for a purpose, then they will, in the end, and achieve great things. ~ John Patrick Hickey

These rare senses and powers of reasoning were given to be used freely, but not audaciously, to discover, not to pervert the truth. ~ William John Wills

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. ~ John W. Whitehead

It must be a shock to see us so old," Hannah said. "I'm afraid I couldn't climb a tree or shoot a marble if my life depended on it. Neither could Andrew, but I doubt he'll admit it."
"If I put my mind to it," Andrew said, "I could beat Drew with one hand tied behind my back. He was never any match for me."
Hannah raised her eyebrows. "It seems to me he outplayed you once."
"Pshaw. What's one game?"
If Aunt Blythe hadn't come back just then, I'd have argued, maybe even challenged Andrew to a rematch, but instead, I smiled and leaned my head against Hannah's shoulder, happy to feel her arm around me. This close, she still smelled like rose water.
Turning the pages of the album, Hannah showed us pictures of Mama and Papa, Theo, herself--and Andrew.
"These are my favorites." She pointed to the photographs John had taken of us in the Model T. We were all smiling except Theo. He sat beside me, scowling into the camera, still angry about Mrs. Armiger and the music lessons.
"We wanted Theo to come with us today," Hannah said, "but he's living down in Florida with his third wife--a lady half his age, I might add."
Andrew nudged me. "He sends his best, said he hopes to see you again someday."
I glanced at Aunt Blythe but she was staring at the photograph. "The resemblance is incredible. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was Drew."
Andrew chuckled. "Take a good look at me now. This is how the poor boy will look when he's ninety-six." ~ Mary Downing Hahn

Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that. ~ John Malkovich

I really don't want to encourage young writers. Keep them down and out and silent is my motto. ~ John Updike

We have an extreme rightwing government in this country, although it's called the Labour government. ~ John Pilger

Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear ~ John Milton

The inborn instability of capitalism has been part of the history of the system for several hundred years. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith

O take me from the busy crowd,
I cannot bear the noise!
For Nature's voice is never loud;
I seek for quiet joys.
The book I love is everywhere,
And not in idle words;
The book I love is known to all,
And better lore affords. ~ John Clare

Kickin', ass takin' names, cashing checks, and breakin necks, the champ is here. ~ John Cena

I was just after Generation X. I missed the John Hughes movies; I had to watch them on TBS. ~ Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who should take an apologetic tone in defending it, or present its claims in a merely negative way, by exposing the evils and perils of the socialistic plan. ~ John Bates Clark

To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process. ~ John Lewis

We are involved now in a serious revolution. This nation is still a place of cheap political leaders who build their careers on immoral compromises and ally themselves with open forms of political, economic and social exploitation. What political leader here can stand up and say, "My party is the party of principles? ~ John Lewis