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Rightful Quotes (page 274)

There is a thought among some brands of theology that souls are waiting up in heaven to be born. Now how in the world anybody comes up with that is beyond me, and how you can be so sure of that is also beyond me. I always like to go back to Snoopy's theological writings, which he called, "Has It Ever Occurred to You That You Might Be Wrong." And that's the way I feel. These things fascinate me, and I like to talk about them with other people, and hear what they think. But I'm always a little... Charles M. Schulz
Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end. Ramana Maharshi
What is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked? Rowan Atkinson
Isaac Babel quote: "No iron can stab the heart with such force as a period put..."
No iron can stab the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place. Isaac Babel
John Waters quote: "There is right and there is wrong, I have NEVER been wrong."
There is right and there is wrong, I have NEVER been wrong. John Waters
Nora Roberts quote: "Don't worry."... "We are right behind you."Notice," Lilah..."
Don't worry."... "We are right behind you."Notice," Lilah added with a smile, "the direction is behind. Nora Roberts
Our Press and our schools cultivate Chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism and ignorance. The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled in history; freedom of the Press, of opinion and of movement are as thoroughly exterminated as though the proclamation of the Rights of Man had never been. We have built up the most gigantic police apparatus, with informers made a national institution, and the most refined scientific system of political and mental torture. We whip... Arthur Koestler
Sometimes I get nice letters from people who know they're due to meet him (Death) soon, and hope I've got him right. Those are the kind of letters that cause me to stare at the wall for some time Terry Prachett
Romance is about putting things aright after some tragedy has put them asunder. It is about restoration of the right relations among things and going home is where that restoration occurs because that is where it matters most. A. Bartlett Giamatti
Calamity with us, is made an excuse for doing wrong. With them, it is erected into a reason for their doing right. This is really the justice of rich to poor, and I protest against it because it is so. Charles Dickens
Do you think I need the turmoil and complication you’ve brought into my life? Dou you actually think I’d tolerate al that because we’re good in bed?” “You don’t have to tolerate it” she fisted her hands on his chest. “ you don’t have to tolerate any of it.” “Damn right I don’t. But I am tolerating it because I think I’m in love with you. Nora Roberts
Oh, if only I did nothing simply as a result of laziness. Lord, how I’d respect myself then. I’d respect myself precisely because at least I’d be capable of being lazy; at least I’d possess one more or less positive trait of which I could be certain. Question: who am I? Answer: a sluggard. Why, it would have been very pleasant to hear that said about oneself. It would mean that I’d been positively identified; it would mean that there was something to be said about me. “A sluggard!” Why,... Fyodor Dostoevsky
How's the water?" asked her father."It's lovely," she replided."Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in. Paulo Coelho
Ernest Hemingway quote: "Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know..."
Remember everything is right until it's wrong. You'll know when it's wrong. Ernest Hemingway
As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there is no authority on earth so inherently worthy of respect, or invested with a right so sacred, that I would want to let it act without oversight or rule without impediment (p. 290). Alexis de Tocqueville

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