Quotes & Sayings About August Birthdays

She stood beside him, sagging in his arms, abandoning herself to anything he wished, in open acknowledgment of his power to reduce her to helplessness by the pleasure he had the power to give her. — Ayn Rand

Perhaps my whisper was already born before my lips. — Osip Mandelstam

Modest humility is beauty's crown. — Friedrich Schiller

Inequality is a terrible waste of time, a waste of people's resources. — Jeremy Corbyn

Writing is hard work. Attempting to write a decent story is friggin exhausting! — Veronica Purcell

Even if tomorrow will be the end of the world, people will still continue to watch television for whole day! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

If immigration reform passes, it'll be a big victory for sanity - nobody really believes it's healthy for a country to have millions and millions of undocumented noncitizens living in the shadows. But it'll also be a sign that the Republican Party has gotten tired of letting the Tea Party push it around. — Gail Collins

I think it goes back to whether or not race and class - that is, race and poverty - is not becoming even more of a constraint. Because with the failing public schools, I worry that the way that my grandparents got out of poverty, the way that my parents became educated, is just not going to be there for a whole bunch of kids. — Condoleezza Rice

When you have really good writing, you're compelled by the actors who are in it, and you may think it's the actors or the design or the filmmaking of it, but then you're like, 'Well, the base is a really rich story that these guys have created.' — David Costabile

Spiritual practice is the capacity to offer your love even when you feel hurt, closed down, tense, angry, misunderstood, or hated. — David Deida

A confused and weak man hides his weakness and uncertainty with fiery speeches. — Rick Perlstein

Some instinct - and I think it was a correct one - led me to do something difficult enough to give my life meaning. — Robyn Davidson

His handsome face is suffused with rage. He stands before me shaking, then to my disgust, bursts into noisy tears; "I shall tell my mother of you!" he sobs and crashes out of the chamber — Alison Weir