Daniel Lyons' Notes
Quotes
"We must have only one aim."
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
A novice is easily spotted because they do too much.
Addictions are ultimately a disorder of worship
change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having
Courage means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.
Defining fascism is like trying to staple jelly to the wall.
Excellence is the capacity to take pain
Fail to plan, plan to fail.
Faithful people have always been in the marked minority.
Fascism has no meaning except in so far as it signifies something not desirable.
Fear is the mind killer.
For every evil under the sun,There is a remedy, or there is none.
Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.
Good PR educates people.
Hard times create strong men
I believe that prayer is the measure of the man, spiritually, in a way that nothing else is.
I choose to believe the Bible because...
I have been given certain powers to create and develop enterprises in which other men can find useful and profitable employment; and so long as I am able, it is my duty to continue to exercise those powers.
I only write when I'm inspired. Fortunately, I'm inspired every morning at 9am.
I really didn't say everything I said.
ideals are there to remind us of what's possible, to inspire us to reach higher — even if reality falls short.
If it moves, tax it...
If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.
If you laugh at your own thoughts, how can you expect anyone else to take them seriously?
In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans.
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
It's fun to be competent
Libertas Proprietas Pietas
Man says that seeing is believing, but God has us to believe in order to see.
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Not safe, but good.
Overthinking is procrastination dressed up as productivity
Quotes
Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcome.
Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.
The problem is not that of needing more time, but of making better use of the time we have.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
There is no truth. There is only perception.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Time is a talent to trade with.
tortured into greatness
Wasting time is unbecoming of a saint who is bought by the precious blood of Jesus. His time and all he has is to be used for the Lord.
We are what we repeatedly do.
We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.
When people stop talking, that's when you get violence.
You are what you repeatedly do.
Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them.
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