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Say Quotes by Wendell Berry
- Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to…
- Men may dam it and say that they have made a lake, but it will still be a river. It will keep its nature and…
- You may say that I am just another outdated old man complaining about progress and the changes of time. But, you see, I have well…
- There are, it seems, two muses: The Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and desires, and the Muse of Realization, who returns again…
- Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to…
- People who blame the Bible for the modern destruction of nature have failed to see its delight in the variety and individuality of creatures and…
- Those who say Islam is a warlike religion must ask if Christianity has been as well.
- The constructions of language, which is to say the constructions of thought, are formed within experience, not the other way around.
- We are alive within mystery, by miracle... We have more than we can know. We know more than we can say.
- Especially among Christians in positions of wealth and power, the idea of reading the Gospels and keeping Jesus' commandments as stated therein has been replaced…
- I have this love for Mattie. It was formed in me as he himself was formed. It has his shape, you might say. He fits…
- We could say that the human race is a great coauthorship in which we are collaborating with God and nature in the making of ourselves…
- We can say without exaggeration that the present national ambition of the United States is unemployment. People live for quitting time, for weekends, for vacations,…
- It is possible, I think, to say that... a Christian agriculture [is] formed upon the understanding that it is sinful for people to misuse or…
More Say Quotes
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash