I.B. George Quotes

I always thought of myself as a moderate liberal, a fighter for peace and justice. I never thought of myself as being all that far out.

I am simply trying to struggle through life trying to do God's bidding.

We should favor innovation and freedom over regulation.

Warren Street was at the high end of the New Romantic scene. They were mostly college art students and people who knew top designers.

There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.

A powerful truth is that if we love the Lord, love His Word, love His people, and love one another, we won't want to gossip.

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.

If marathoners finish they win.

When Wealth walks in at the Door, the Press Agent comes in through the Window.

Those who have tried meekness know the importance of being important.

A good musical comedy consists largely of disorderly conduct occassionally interrupted by talk.

Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.

A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive embarrassment to one not in the poultry business.

The shorter the hours, the larger the income. Don't get into the habit of putting in long hours or you may be set down into a permanent subordinate position.

In uplifting, get underneath.

The music teacher came twice a week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked awful, but I always look awful in the mirror. I keep myself going with the firm belief that my real face is much better looking.

If you hate your job, don't worry, you won't have it for long.

Persevere and get it done.

The man who can accept defeat and take his salary without feeling guilty is a thief.

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

Socialism is always wrong.

For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best thing to an abiding faith in providence.

There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell

To be a good patriot, a man must consider his countrymen as God's creatures, and himself as accountable for his acting towards them.

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist

I'm sick of all the reasonable people: they see all the reasons for doing nothing

Women are called womanly only when they regard themselves as existing solely for the use of men.

Nothing remains beautiful and interesting except thought, because the thought is the life.

Every man deserves to be judged in the context of his times.

The greatest thing in life is to die young - but delay it as long as possible.

I do not know what I think until I write it.

Youth is just wasted on young people.

Start with the belief that your life can indeed be changed, and that you have the power to change it.

All progress is due to the unreasonable person.

Remember that I too am mortal.

When men die of disease they are said to die from natural causes. When they recover (and mostly they do) the doctor gets the credit of curing them.

Altogether too many sheep

God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.

Two people getting together to write a book is like three people getting together to have a baby. One of them is superfluous.

Money enables us to get what we want instead of what other people think we want.

[Man] progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.

When you prevent me from doing anything I want to do, that is persecution; when I prevent you from doing anything you want to do, that is law, order, and morals.

It's easier to replace a dead man than a good picture.

If there is anything I hate in a woman, it's want of character.

The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

The buried truth germinates and breaks through to the light.

He who desires a lifetime of happiness with a beautiful woman desires to enjoy the taste of wine by keeping his mouth always full of it.

Fine art is the only teacher except torture.