46804 Quotes & Sayings

All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it. — Mencius

My two brothers and I grew up in the theater, going everywhere with my parents when they performed. — Demian Bichir

It is one of the paradoxes of journalism: The more servile a reporter is toward his sources, the more authoritative he can appear in print. — Andrew Ferguson

Colored or not, we all pick the white man's cotton. — James Lee Burke

The normal and the stigmatized are not persons, but perspectives. — Erving Goffman

Being brave was easy when you would rather die than give up. — Lev Grossman

We serve God by serving our fellow man; kids are suffering from malnutrition. People are going to the fields hungry. If you are a Christian, we are tired of being mistreated. — Fannie Lou Hamer

Is there anything on earth which would have meaning
and would even change the course of events not only on
earth, but in other worlds?" I asked my teacher.
"There is," my teacher answered me.
"Well, what is it?" I asked.
"It's ... " began my teacher and suddenly fell silent.
I stood and waited intently for his answer. But he was
silent.
And I stood and was silent.
And he was silent.
And I stood, silent.
And he was silent.
We're both standing and silent.
Ho-la-la!
We're both standing and silent.
Ho-le-le!
Yes, yes, we're both standing and silent!
16-17 July 1937 — Daniil Kharms

Many people who want to be writers don't really want to be writers. They want to have been writers. They wish they had a book in print. — James A. Michener

Before you take the leap, before you jump, really make sure it's going to be something you want to get out of bed [to do] everyday, because it is so hard. So you want to make sure that you're really committed. — Alexa Von Tobel

If we did not have a feminine being within us, how would we rest ourselves? — Gaston Bachelard