1984 Chapter 5 Quotes & Sayings

A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself. — Roger Ebert

It is not only negative feelings that become blocked. The repression extends to more and more of his emotional capacity.When one is given an anesthetic in preparation for surgery, it is not merely the capacity to experience pain that is suspended; the capacity to experience pleasure goes also - because what is blocked is the capacity to experience *feeling*. The same principle applies to the repression of emotions.
Chapter 1: Discovering the Unknown Self, pg. 9, Bantam Edition, 1984 — Nathaniel Branden

When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life. — Simone Elkeles

Art is theft. - Pablo Picasso — Anonymous

It's amazing. Being clearheaded for a show, for starters. Not being reflux-y because of the amount of beer you've drunk. — Ladyhawke

Pick up any newspaper in the morning. Count the words in the lead sentences. There will be at least 25 in all of them: Guaranteed. The writers just want to tell you how many degrees they have from this college or that university. — Jimmy Breslin

I know that there is absolutely good in the world. — Amanda Schull

Only in the shattering can the rebuilding occur. — Barbara Marciniak

of my hand and hit the floor with a thud. — Rick Riordan

Silence is true wisdom's best reply. — Euripides

I'm learning to hate the sound of my own voice. — Jonathan Lethem

I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry. — Amber Tamblyn

Life isn't complicated. It's very simple, really. It's us who make it complicated. — Alexandra Potter

While sin is sometimes thought of today as the breaking of a rule, these metaphors emphasize that it is the breaking of a relationship, an act of treachery against the Lord, the faithful covenant king and father and husband. — Keith L. Johnson

Wherever You Are, Be There
One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being. — Jim Rohn

Those who have the youth on their side control the future. — Hans Schemm