Adages Quotes - Page 8

• Make a destination of the greater truth.

  Bob Seger

  Destination, Greater

  Song: Rite Of Passage

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• Masquerading the heart is the height of haunting souls.

  Michael Jackson

  Heart, Soul, Haunting

  Song: Is It Scary?

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• Mediocrity's easy, the good things take time, the great need commitment.

  Bob Seger

  Commitment, Needs, Mediocrity

  Song: Lock And Load

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• Never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie.

  Fiona Apple

  Lying, Promise

  Song: Never Is a Promise, Album: Tidal, 1996

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• Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.

  Billy Preston

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• Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.

  Willie Nelson

  Forever, Stones, Lasts

  Song: Old Fords And A Natural Stone

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• Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it.

  Al Stewart

  Ifs

  Song: If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It

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• One man puts the fire out, the other lights the fuse.

  Steve Winwood

  Men, Fire, Light

  Song: Split Decision, Album: Back in the High Life

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• Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again.

  Gene Pitney

  Heart, Break, Only Love

  Song: Only Love Can Break A Heart

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• Ordinary people have extraordinary love.

  Clay Walker

  People, Ordinary, Ordinary People

  Song: Ordinary People

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• Our own freewill, to choose the paths we take, no greater deed could ever be done than for another's sake.

  Dolly Parton

  Done, Deeds, Sake

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• Paranoia, the destroyer.

  Ray Davies

  Paranoia, Destroyers

  Song: All Day and All of the Night

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• I consider myself to be a true friend of the Israeli people. But I define friendship as someone who takes care of a friend, who just doesn't use or exploit a friend. And, you know, there's that old adage: 'Friends don't let friends drive drunk'.

  Scott Ritter

  True Friend, People, Drunk

  Speech at New York Ethical Culture Society, 2006.

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• The old adage that polite conversation should not include talk of politics or religion is understandable because both subjects are so heavily laden with emotion that discussion can quickly turn to shouting. Blood is shed over politics, religion and the two in combination.

  John C. Danforth

  Blood, Two, Emotion

  "Faith and Politics: How the 'Moral Values' Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together". Book by John C. Danforth (p. 215), 2006.

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• Satan will give you a little taste, then he'll move in with rapid speed.

  Bob Dylan

  Moving, Giving, Littles

  Song: Trouble in Mind

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• Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.

  Steve Winwood

  Mind, Thrones, Stools

  Song: Take It as It Comes

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• Shame is the shadow of love.

  PJ Harvey

  Shadow, Shadow Of Love, Shame

  Song: Shame, Album: Uh Huh Her, 2004

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• Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.

  Tom Petty

  Rocks, Doors, Golden

  Song: Walls

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• Something's lost, but something's gained, in living everyday.

  Joni Mitchell

  Everyday, Lost, Live Everyday

  Song: Both Sides, Now

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• Sometimes bad is bad.

  Huey Lewis

  Sometimes

  Twitter post from Oct 11, 2012

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• The secret to walkin´ on water is knowing where the rocks are.

  Bootsy Collins

  Rocks, Knowing, Water

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• There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's done them all before.

  Terri Windling

  Plot, Done, World

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• Time Management Tips: One can make a radar-like sweep of the horizon to identify time and task challenges while these are still manageable and while we still have a choice. The organizational adage, "the more parts, the more trouble," also applies to words. Multiplying words may actually multiply the probability of being misunderstood; economies in expression (without being taciturn or aloof) not only save time, but usually are more honest and more clear.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Expression, Choices, Challenges

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• I think I've always believed in Ronald Reagan's adage, "Peace through Strength." Let's grow stronger on a transatlantic basis in our economies.

  Mike Pence

  Thinking, Stronger, Economy

  "Reaction to Supreme Court ruling on Michigan's ban on race-based college admissions; Gov. Pence talks gun control, Ukraine, political future". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 27, 2014.

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• We can choose, you know, we ain't no amoeba.

  Bonnie Raitt

  Amoeba, Knows

  Song: Thing Called Love, Album: Nick Of Time

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