“The devil wants to convince you that dying is the worst thing. It is very much easier to do what god made you for than not.” WantMadeWorstDyingEasierDevilConvinceWorst Things Author:Jackie Pullinger
“A man I admire and respect - Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with the worst chapter in American history, segregation, deaths of children in church bombings, George Wallace. That, to me, was so hurtful.” MenChildrenMadeChurchWorstHeroAdmireChaptersAmerican HistorySegregationBombingPalinHurtfulCongressmanAllegationsAmerican HeroGeorge Wallace Author:John McCain
“It appears that my worst fears have been realised: we have made progress in everything yet nothing has changed.” Has BeensMadeFearChangeProgressWorstChangedAfrican AmericanProfessorsRealisedThings Have ChangedWorst Fear Author:Derrick Bell
“The government of heaven, if wickedly administered, would become one of the worst governments upon the face of the earth. No matter how good a government is, unless it is administered by righteous men, an evil government will be made of it.” IfsMenMadeMatterGovernmentEarthFacesEvilHeavenWorstRighteousRighteous ManEvil Government Author:Brigham Young
“In many ways, large profits are even more insidious than large losses in terms of emotional destabilization. I think it's important not to be emotionally attached to large profits. I've certainly made some of my worst trades after long periods of winning. When you're on a big winning streak, there's a temptation to think that you're doing something special, which will allow you to continue to propel yourself upward. You start to think that you can afford to make shoddy decisions. You can imagine what happens next. As a general rule, losses make you strong and profits make you weak.” ThinkingWayLongMadeImportantBigsHappensNextWinningStrongTermLossDecisionImagineWorstSpecialEmotionalPeriodsWeakTradeProfitTemptationSomething SpecialStreaksInsidious Author:William Eckhardt
“Since I have an aversion to movies in which people say grace at the dinner table (not to the practice but to how movies use it to establish the moral strength of a household), the opening night montage of Sunday-night supper in one home after another in Waxahachie, Texas in 1935 - a whole community saying grace made me expect the worst.” PeopleMadeWholeUseHomeNightCommunityMoralPracticeGraceWorstTablesDinnerOpeningSundayTexasHouseholdAversionSupperDinner TableSunday NightOpening NightMoral Strength Author:Pauline Kael