Roper V Simmons Quotes

To invoke alien law when it agrees with one's own thinking, and ignore it otherwise, is not reasoned decisionmaking, but sophistry. ~ Antonin Scalia

It may be said of many palaeontologists, as Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper said recently of 18th century historians: "Their most serious error was to measure the past by the present". ~ D. V. Ager

In his twenties, John Bridgens most identified with Hamlet. The strangely aging Prince of Denmark - Bridgens was quite sure that the boy Hamlet had magically aged over a few theatrical weeks to a man who was, at the very least, in his thirties by Act V - had been suspended between thought and deed, between motive and action, frozen by a consciousness so astute and unrelenting that it made him think about everything, even thought itself. ~ Dan Simmons

There is no gesture more devastating than the back turning away. ~ Rachel Simmons

Hell is also the memory of starving children in the slums of Armaghast and the smile of politicians sending boys off to die in colonial wars. ~ Dan Simmons

It has been my experience that immediately after certain traumatic separations - leaving one's family to go to war, for instance, or upon the death of a family member, or after parting from one's beloved with no assurances of reunion - there is a strange calmness, almost a sense of relief, as if the worst has happened and nothing else need be dreaded. ~ Dan Simmons

I've always been anti-marriage for men until they become mature. As a species we don't mature until we're in our 60s. ~ Gene Simmons

I don't know if I was popular in high school. My school was actually not really clique-y, which was nice. I went to a very artsy school, so everyone was kind of friends with each other. I was trying to be popular more, like, in junior high and elementary school and dealt with all that backstabbing and drama. ~ Lili Simmons

This is some sort of joke, isn't it?" asks Hunt, staring at the flawless blue sky and distant fields.
I cough as lightly and briefly as possible into a handkerchief I have made from a towel borrowed from the inn. "Probably," I say. "But then, what isn't? ~ Dan Simmons

Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under. ~ Russell Simmons

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it ... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off. ~ Russell Simmons

Very few people know this, but I love organizational products and tools. One of my favorite places to shop are container stores where you can get bins, boxes and crates to organize your life. ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

Books ... were merely nodes in a near-infinite matrix of information that exists in four dimensions, evolving toward the idea of the concept of the approximation of the shadow of Truth vertically through time as well as longitudinally through knowledge. ~ Dan Simmons

Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won't make life perfect but she'll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that's in you. ~ Gayle Roper

Mystery. The strangeness of place so necessary to some creative spirits. A perfect mixture of the classical utopia and the pagan mystery. ~ Dan Simmons

People are much more willing nowadays to believe that pictures lie than [that] they can express any kind of truth. ~ Laurie Simmons

Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life. ~ Gene Simmons

I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me. ~ Richard Simmons

I'm not good with sci-fi stuff. I'll be in it, as long as I can see what I'm dealing with and know it's fake. As soon as I watch it on TV, though, my brain registers it as 'Everything's real!' ~ Chelan Simmons

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word. ~ Richard Simmons

Alistair would never reject her, never make her feel ashamed of her desires ... never make her hold back. - Felicity (The Pleasure Room) ~ D.N. Simmons

It matters what myths we tell ourselves -- which ideals we choose to honor. ~ Robert Roper

I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I'm talking from my heart to these people. Because I've been through everything they've been through. ~ Richard Simmons

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized. ~ Russell Simmons

If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up. ~ Bill Simmons

Abraham came not to sacrifice, but to know once and for all whether this God was a god to be trusted and obeyed. No other test would do. ~ Dan Simmons

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them. ~ Richard Simmons

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting. ~ Gene Simmons

How do you get motivated? By knowing your worth. Americans do not know how worthy they are. You deserve to be healthy, but a lot of times, people have, as childs been told - as a children been told that they're no good, that they're never going to be anything else. ~ Richard Simmons

After fifty-five years of dedicating his life and work to the story of ethical systems, Sol Weintraub had come to a single, unshakable conclusion: any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principal which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being was evil. ~ Dan Simmons

I used to think that if someone gained their weight back, it was my fault, but all I can do is be God's motivator and try to instill the motivation in others so they do it themselves. ~ Richard Simmons