Assuntina Giorgio Quotes & Sayings

Western societies want men to be upstanding, proactive citizens who take responsibility for themselves, who work with others to improve their communities and nation as a whole. The irony is that society is not giving the support, guidance, means, or places for these young men even to be motivated or interested in aspiring to these goals. In fact, society - from politics to the media to the classroom to our very own families - is a major contributor to this demise because it is inhibiting young men's intellectual, creative, and social abilities right from the start. And the irony is only compounded by the fact that men play such a powerful part in society, which means they are effectively denying their younger counterparts the opportunity to thrive. — Philip G. Zimbardo

We must confront our own racism. Discriminatory housing and employment policies are nothing more than institutionalised racism. — Tariq Ramadan

I knew a man who carried his education in his vest pocket because there was more room there than in his head. — Karl Kraus

The Lord came to send fire upon the earth (cf. Lk. 12:49), and through participation in this fire He makes divine not just the human substance which He assumed for our sake, but every person who is found worthy of communion with Him. — Gregory Palamas

I've directed seven movies and know a thing or two about dealing with unexpected crises. — Penny Marshall

We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving parent, a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood and town better than he found it. — George H. W. Bush

I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement. — Donald Trump

The only things we perceive are our perceptions. — George Berkeley

If I had me a nice goose quill and a pot o' maester's ink, I could write down that me member was long and thick as me arm, wouldn't make it so. — George R R Martin

There is no marriage without engagement — Evan Wolfson

Suffering is a short pain and a long joy. — Henry Suso