Anjeanette Abshire Quotes & Sayings

Had Martha Foley returned William [James Sidis]'s passion as Margaret [Engemann] did Norbert [Wiener]'s, perhaps the two prodigies would have had more in common in the long run. ... In the life of a prodigy, perhaps more than in the average life, a marriage or a requited love is the greatest single factor that can heal the old childhood wounds. William and Norbert's response to their childhood and teenage rejections and humiliations was to retreat into the painless world of ideas, where successes and satisfactions abounded. A successful love affair could be the key to reentry into the world of feeling, bridging the gap between the cerebral and the emotional lives. — Amy Wallace

I prefer to die fighting than living defeated — Luigina Sgarro

You have to want it enough to buy it. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Nicia: God send him the plague!
Timoteo: Why?
Nicia: So he'll get it! — Niccolo Machiavelli

Washington is gripped by crab-in-the-bucket syndrome. And there's no cure in sight. Put a single crab in an uncovered bucket, and it will find a way to climb up and out on its own. Put a dozen crabs in a bucket, and 11 will fight with all their might to pull down the striver who attempts escape. — Michelle Malkin

You said I'd see you tomorrow, and now you're getting on a fucking plane? — Jamie McGuire

Grabbing his hand, I stepped close and placed a hand over his racing heart. You are what makes me happy. I can't live a life that you're not in, Kash. I've already tried it once before, it didn't work. — Molly McAdams

Not only did he [Dean Acheson] not suffer fools gladly, he did not suffer them at all. — Lester B. Pearson

When our instinctual life is shamed, the natural core of our life is bound up. It's like an acorn going through excruciating agony for becoming an oak, or a flower feeling ashamed for blossoming. — John Bradshaw