John Witherspoon Quotes

It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear. — E. M. Forster

What good is it looking for our happiness in the opinion of others if we can find it in ourselves? — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Scio me nihil scire" - I know that I know nothing — Socrates

Do a loony-goony dance
'Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain't been there before. — Shel Silverstein

Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. — John Witherspoon

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it. — John Witherspoon

Everybody, sooner or later, will have to go under the knife. Let's hope they make out as well as I did. — Bobby Darin

Young people will always need mentors to guide and support them. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World Series time. — Dizzy Dean

The world is a worst case scenario and I'm afraid that all you sense is true — Stephen King

I'm allergic to stupidity. — Chris Colfer

You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said.
"I have. But not an interrupting one. — John Flanagan

A keener interest in trinkets of self-adornment than in people is a symptom of alienation. — Kobo Abe

The people in Poland had to deal with painful reforms. — Lech Walesa

Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation. — John Witherspoon

Not federal government's job to do good deeds. — Jim DeMint

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me. — Olusegun Obasanjo

I would like to acquire a document autographed by John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is one of my American heroes. — Gregg Harper

Anne's awfully sensitive,' said Rhoda. 'And she's bad about - well, facing things. If anything's upset her, she'd just rather not talk about it, — Agatha Christie