23664 Quotes & Sayings

The spiritual kinship between Lincoln and Whitman was founded upon their Americanism, their essential Westernism. Whitman had grown up without much formal education; Lincoln had scarcely any education. One had become the notable poet of the day; one the orator of the Gettsyburg Address. It was inevitable that Whitman as a poet should turn with a feeling of kinship to Lincoln, and even without any association or contact feel that Lincoln was his. — Edgar Lee Masters

The 2011 riots in England, which left five dead and caused more than $300 million in property damage, were fueled by a generation of young Brits who grew up without ever hearing the word 'No.' — Bob Barr

Like me, he has a searing belief that books are sacred. They might not be to other people, but when you have a passion, you hold on to it. You defend it. You dont pretend it isn't important at the risk of offending others. -Carrie. — Candace Bushnell

When we don't speak, said Edgar, we become unbearable, and when we do, we make fools of ourselves. — Herta Muller

He took wives on the orders of his masters. They wanted him to know that he could never be free. They had burnt the holes in the sky, and they let the demons - Children of Typhon - ravage people against his will. — Rosamund Hodge

Treat your life like a game. — Ray Dalio

the so-called free world was a dictatorship that used media and conformist conditioning to enforce its dominion. — John Shirley

Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves. It fails to register depression with me. — Zora Neale Hurston

Very simply, our physical and spiritual safety lies in never even getting close to the line that separates light from dark, good from evil. — Sheri L. Dew