L.A. Paul Quotes

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do take the position that we should just end the Fed.

What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way?'

Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the administration because now we can invade Iraq, and so the war drums beat.

I'd like to think of myself as the flavor of the decade.

There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in foreign policy where we have a strong national defense and we don't go to war so carelessly.

I remember being a bathtub singer. You know, the type that sings and everybodys like, Shut up.

The world still hasn't seen the best of Sean Paul.

My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois.

Rent-a-tile' means when you go to a dance hall, some people take the middle of the dance floor and do their thing.

You should not open your mouth except to express gratitude for benefits you have received, and never to mention your discontent.

People are made in such a way that even the holiest ones are liable to offend one another.

If after so much effort and prayer, the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not will it.

Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it.

Your soul will be blessed, Sister, if you bear patiently the troubles of mind and body His Providence sends you, or which come to you from within and without.

Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness.

I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what I do for your family in general and for you in particular.

The kingdom of God is peace in the Holy Spirit; He will reign in you if your heart is at peace. So, be at peace, Mademoiselle, and you will honor in a sovereign way the God of peace and love.

[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed!

In the name of God, Monsieur, let us have greater confidence in Him than we do; let us allow Him to steer our little bark; if it is useful and pleasing to Him, He will save it from shipwreck.

[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.

To believe is to know you believe, and to know you believe is not to believe.

Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s there, he’s not really there.

I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.

Elections determine who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.

All change begins with someone having a thought.

You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.

Reason and memory are nearly always at odds.

Without an informed electorate, politicians will continue to use the bottom billion merely for photo opportunities, rather than promoting real transformation.

Only those who never step, never stumble.

Those with a moral deficit put on a good show, and sleep like a baby.

Not all the ravages caused by our merciless age are tangible ones. The subtler forms of destruction, those involving only the human spirit, are the most to be dreaded.

Transformation without work and pain, without suffering, without a sense of loss is just an illusion of true change.

A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.

No experiment is ever a complete failure. It can always be used as a bad example.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

The origin of life is one of the great outstanding mysteries of science.

I grew up in an era of thinking of travel as escape. The idea that you could conceivably have a new life, go somewhere, fall in love, have little children under the palm trees.

I would be lying if I didn't admit there might be a scene in the movie where there might be alcohol in my system.

I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.

I love playing odd roles.

I'm a character actor.

I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon.

You can never know anyone as completely as you want. But that’s okay, love is better.

Its hard in the firehouse to avoid the dessert thing. At 3 in the morning after some emergency, I have been known to eat an ice cream sandwich.

One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life.

I can dunk! I can dunk, and not just in NBA Live.

Even if you are angry and you have reason to be angry, that doesn't give you license to be cruel. We have to take responsibility for ourselves and the way we act.

Having a little pee in your pants had to be better than being dinner for some redneck.

If all the diplomats were kicked out, the UN could be turned into the finest bordello in the world and do just as much, if not more, for international harmony.