Quotes By Bryant H. McGill

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it.

In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion.

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.

Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer.

American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality.

It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle.

The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.

Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.

Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past.

Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.

I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity.

One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.

The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.

Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.

True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.

The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination.

A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.

Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves.

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.

You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of contradictions.

Take without forgetting, and give without remembering.

Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.

The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.