Anolani Quotes & Sayings

The conscience of a people is their power. — John Dryden

What the administration was now bargaining and trading with was land grants, especially to the railroad companies, something Lincoln understood well. He and his administration were using lands taken from the Indians to advance the fortunes of a few wealthy groups in order to finance the North's war costs. — Keith R. Baker

I will believe in the 500-channel world only when I see it. — Sumner Redstone

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. — Nadia Comaneci

Americans of good-will, the nice decent church people, the well-meaning liberals, the good hearted souls who themselves wouldn't lynch anyone, must begin to realize that they have to be more than passively good-hearted, more than church goingly Christian, and much more than word-of-mouth in the liberalism. — Langston Hughes

Lev Vygotsky, the great Russian psychologist, used to speak of "thinking in pure meanings." I cannot decide whether this is nonsense or profound truth - it is the sort of reef I end up on when I think about thinking. — Oliver Sacks

The old proverb was now made good, the mountain had brought forth a mouse. — Plutarch

On the Continent there is one topic which should be avoided-the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase "Lovely day, isn't it?" at least two hundred times a day, you are considered a bit dull. — George Mikes

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life. — Elisabeth Elliot

I don't know what Alison [McGhee] thinks, but I very strongly doubt that we will ever see the parents of Bink or Gollie. However, I do think it would be fun to make Tony Fucile draw portraits of the parental units and have those portraits sitting on Bink's mantel or in Gollie's kitchen. Glowering. A little. — Kate DiCamillo

I understood 'microaggressions' to mean 'little bullshit acts of racism. — Gabby Rivera

Trees are like people and give the answers to the way of Man. They grow from the top down. Children, like treetops, have flexibility of youth, and sway more than larger adults at the bottom. They are more vulnerable to the elements, and are put to the test of survival by life's strong winds, rain, freezing cold, and hot sun. Constantly challenged. As they mature, they journey down the tree, strengthening the family unit until one day they have become big hefty branches. In the stillness below, having weathered the seasons, they now relax in their old age, no longer subject to the stress from above. It's always warmer and more enclosed at the base of the tree. The members remain protected and strong as they bear the weight and give support to the entire tree. They have the endurance. — Ralph Helfer

A class is a form of entertainment. Some classes are extremely boring, some classes are extremely entertaining. Most classes are everything in between. — Ben Tolosa

My brother trolled recovery and support groups, searching for women with dependency issues, the way I frequented bookstores with the hope of finding a well-adjusted, intelligent woman. Between us, his record was more stellar, his sin more reprehensible; though, knowing my brother, he slept soundly through the night without ever experiencing the slightest remorse. — Richard J. O'Brien

Privilege means that it's easy for white women to do each other favors. Privilege means that those of us who need it the least often get the most help. I — Lindy West