Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting. ”

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. ”

God has been pleased to prescribe limits to his power and to work out his ends within these limits. ”

What we are doing is satisfying the American public. That's our job. I always say we have to give most of the people what they want most of the time. That's what they expect from us. ”

My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance. ”

It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career is to have some other trade. ”

Even the highest forms of sacrificial worship present much that is repulsive to modern ideas, and in particular it requires an effort to reconcile our imagination to the bloody ritual which is prominent in almost every religion which has a strong sense of sin. ”

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so. ”

A politician will do anything to keep his job, even become a patriot. ”

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot. ”