Arabista Quotes & Sayings

Political awareness without activism means looking at the devastation, your face turned toward the center of things. Activism can generate hope because in itself it constitutes an alternative and turns away from the corruption at the center to face the wild possibilities and the heroes at the edges or at your side. — Rebecca Solnit

The time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior. — Margaret Mead

I'm a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I'm not worried about how I'm perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you. — Matthew McConaughey

To be baptized means to make the passage with the people of Israel and with Jesus from slavery to freedom and from death to new life. It is a commitment to a life in and through Jesus. — Henri Nouwen

Writing is an incredibly lonely job. — R.A. Salvatore

A good business is based on information, analysis and insight, not speculation or opinion. Not all business owners share — Doug Richard

Work honestly, meditate everyday, meet people without fear and play. — Baba Hari Dass

I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers. — Luke Ford

Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent. — Alex Flinn

She was my mother. Never before this had I looked at her and thought of her as someone separate, as someone else. Now, so near to her that I could smell the subtle scent of her perfume and see the clear, faint texture of her skin, I realized for the first time that I was looking at another human being who was complete within herself. She was my mother, but she was more than just a loving and convenient extension of me and my needs. — Florence Engel Randall

An investment operation is one that can be justified on both qualitative and quantitative grounds. — Benjamin Graham