Quotes about "Friendship & Relationships"

I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy. ”

It is true practically if not altogether without exception that the changes studied by any science tend to equilibrate or neutralize the forces which bring them about, and finally to come to rest. ”

There is no sense in making statements that will not continue to be true after they are made. ”

I think we have enough trouble finding community in this country, and sport does provide that. It is a mediocrisy, the greatest mediocrisy. If you're the best, it shows in sports. Nobody can say, 'Well, he's only there because of his connections,' or whatever. In that sense, I suppose it upholds democracy and the best in us. ”

It is true not all has been accomplished that the earnest advocates would desire, but a start has been made. ”

I'm a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I'm never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer. ”

We really need to get control over Social Security numbers. My children's generation, they're past it. But their children should be able to have a number that is secure. ”

I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't. ”

Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal. ”

Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. ”