David Collenette quotes

David Collenette quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms.”
-- David Collenette

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“I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously they are a necessary function of policing.”
-- David Collenette

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“The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isnâ€™t wishful thinking. Itâ€™s the rule.”

Source : "The Parenting Trap" by A. A. Gill, www.vanityfair.com. November 2, 2012.
“Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.”
“I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always expressed.”
“If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go”
“The greatest need of our age and of every age, the greatest need of every human heart, is to know the resources and sufficiency of God.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (2010). “When God Steps In: Divine Resources for Life's Situations”, p.4, Moody Publishers
“You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.”
“I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.”
“Time doesn't fly when you are not happy.”
“If I'm not working, I'm not happy. That's it. That's the prerequisite for me for happiness.”
“Even when there are times that we're not happy, happiness will creep in.”

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