Alheli Carles Quotes & Sayings

My sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that). — Lynda Obst

Whatever your religious tradition is, if it's important to you and you don't feel comfortable talking about it, you end up coming across as insincere. — Tim Kaine

The closer we are to God, to divine attributes - such as absolute truth, goodness, and beauty - the more we wonder. When we separate ourselves from truth, goodness, and beauty, we lose wonder and become cynical. The Enlightenment was basically the narrowing of our vision to a purely scientific, empirical, rationalistic worldview, screwing down the manhole covers on us so we became squinting underground creatures. — Peter Kreeft

Dust on gold doesn't change the nature of gold. — Jon Gordon

Never say anything in writing that you wouldn't comfortably say in conversation. Be yourself when you write. If you're not a person who says 'indeed' or 'moreover,' or who calls someone an individual ('he's a fine individual'), please don't write it. — William Zinsser

I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age. — Nicole Ari Parker

By standing respectfully and faithfully at the borders of another's solitude, we may mediate the love of God to a person who needs something deeper than any human being can give. — Parker J. Palmer

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice. — Kevin Costner

In this shifting landscape, we may tend to forget "what the old folks say." Most of us probably now realize that our ancestors did indeed have it right! Their common-sense ways allowed them to get through the worst of conditions throughout history and still we thrive from their bold undertakings. — Deborah L. Parker

I'm one of the first Americans who wasn't a torturer or an interrogator. — Laurie Anderson

The birthday party was me and her, a whore friend of hers and her pimp, and the cake. — Diane Arbus

My father was the first to read in his family, and he said to me that words were the first beautiful thing he ever knew. — Richard Flanagan

There are people in the world who like to be right all the time. They're the same people who, when you tell them something, immediately google it to see if you're right. And if you correct them, and they discover that you're right, they'll come up with an excuse as to why they're wrong. Those people are a real pain in the ass. — Steve McHugh

You don't leave Australia unless you are passionate. Any Australian actor who comes to America is really committed. There are no dabblers - it's all or nothing. — Margot Robbie

I wish I could take what I'm feeling right now and put it in the water system so everybody could drink it and we would all love each other. — Jamie Foxx