“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence of the sacrament of consideration, is but another mark that our time-is-money society is lacking in spirituality, if not also in its enjoyment of life.” IfsKindSpiritualitySimpleMoneyOur LivesExpressionBehaviorMarkExcuseAbsenceOur TimeEnjoymentConsiderationFedsLackingSacramentsCourtesyGraciousExcuse MeKind WordsRudenessTime Is Money Author:Edward M Hays
“jewels have played a colorful part in the evolution of world affairs. Because precious stones tend to inspire both admiration and greed, leaders have found convenient excuses for seeking them and have used them to impress crowds, reward friends, deprive foes, forge alliances, and justify war. Jewels may find their highest expression in the decorative arts, but they have also earned a place in the art of the possible.” WorldMayArtWarUsedFoundLeaderInspireExpressionEvolutionHighestStonesRewardsGreedAffairCrowdsSeekingExcuseJustifyAdmirationImpressJewelsFoeConvenientAlliancesColorfulPrecious StonesWorld Affairs Author:Madeleine Albright
“Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.” KindSimpleOur LivesExpressionBehaviorExcuseMannersFedsCourtesyGraciousExcuse MeKind Words Author:Bill Vaughan
“Neither the inveterateness of the mischief, nor the prevalency of the fashion, shall be any excuse for those who will not take care about the meaning of their own words, and will not suffer the insignificancy of their expressions to be inquired into.” CareSufferingFashionExpressionExcuseTake CareMischief Book:An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Source: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“Our lives are also fed by kind words and gracious behaviour. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies. Our spirits are richly fed on compliments just as our bodies are on whole wheat bread.” KindWholeBodySpiritSimpleOur LivesExpressionExcuseBreadFedsComplimentBehaviourCourtesyGraciousWheatExcuse MeKind Words Author:Edward M Hays
“I consider the modernization of the Middle East the central challenge of our time. This region behaves as if it were disturbed, if you'll excuse the clinical expression.” IfsChallengesMiddleExpressionExcuseEastBehaveOur TimeRegionsMiddle EastDisturbedClinicalsModernization Author:Zalmay Khalilzad
“People say human nature is a very vague expression, people tend to say human nature is corruptible anyway and it comes from a theological point of view, goes back to the Garden of Eden, that there is always this corrupt gene waiting to be activated that we inherited from the very beginning. I don't believe in that theological excuse.” PeopleBelieveHumansWaitingViewsHuman NatureExpressionGardenDon't BelieveExcusePoint Of ViewGenesVagueEdenTheologicalGarden Of Eden Author:Wole Soyinka