Bryant H. McGill Quotes (80 Quotes)


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

    The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.

    Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.

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

    Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.



    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.


    Emotion is often what we rely upon to carry us across the unfathomable voids in our intelligence.

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

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

    One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

    True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.


    Don't make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

    Do not let your ambitions become a sanctuary for your failures.


    While it is important for people to see your promise you must also remember that hope is the keeper of both happiness and disappointment, the father of both progress and failure.

    In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!

    Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment.

    A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.


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

    The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.


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


    The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in the intentions and actions of those who embrace it.

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

    It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.

    Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.

    Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.

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

    Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.

    Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.

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

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

    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.

    Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

    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.

    Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.

    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.


    Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.

    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.

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

    He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them.

    Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.

    It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone.

    Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.


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