Nash davenport Quotes

“The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare, between a bicycle and a horse, though explicable by historical moment, necessity, and destiny, is before all a difference of imagination.”

“There's nothing like being a soldier for confidence or learning your limits or enduring utter humiliation.”

“My view, as one who taught it, is that the whole purpose of a literary education should be to tell people that these things exist. I don't think any teacher should try to 'teach an author,' but rather simply describe what the author has written. And this is what I tried to do.”

“Custom that unwritten law By which the people keep even kings in awe.”

“If idiots could fly, the sky would be like an airport.”

“Money isn't everything, but it's right up there with oxygen.”

“Living your life through Gratitude, is not one of comparing how you are better than someone else; or Gratitude only for what you own or obtain or achieve. Living your life through Gratitude, is seeing that the world would be missing something very valuable if you were not in it.”

“When it looks like everyone is against you, look inside for the truth.”

“It is not what happens to you or for you that makes you grateful. It's how you respond to what is happening, that shows your belief about gratitude.”