B613 Rowan Quotes & Sayings

My expectations of what I wanted in a man I learned from a dog: loyalty and kindness. — Alice Hoffman

Cultural industries will be the next engine for growth after real estate, and Wanda will make cultural industries our long-term focus. — Wang Jianlin

The fear of failure, the fear of being imperfect (perfectionism), and the fear of impossible expectations (being overwhelmed) that prevent us from acting on and attaining humanly possible goals and relationships. — Neil A. Fiore

Rational egoism is the only morality that is for human life; thus, it is the only morality that is actually moral. Those who choose to be rationally self-interested thereby make the most of their life - and they are morally good because of it. — Craig Biddle

And it was not simply because he did think her beautiful to look upon. Paine had been correct, of course. Rachel was indeed - as he had crudely put it - a "handsome piece." Matthew could understand how Paine - how any man, really - could be drawn to her. Rachel's intelligence and inner fire were also appealing to Matthew, as he'd never met a woman of such nature before. Or, at least, he'd never met a woman before who had allowed those characteristics of intelligence and fire to be seen in public. It was profoundly troubling to believe that just possibly Rachel's beauty and independent nature were two reasons she'd been singled out by public opinion as a witch. It seemed to him, in his observations, that if one could not catch and conquer an object of desire, it often served the same to destroy it. — Anonymous

Sometimes we have to run away from ourselves in order to find ourselves. — Ellen Sussman

My explanation remains the same: It was an attempt to make the point that anyone who opposed the war can achieve their objective by working within their sphere of influence, whether their political party or community of faith. — James P. Moran

The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups. — Eric Schlosser

The gulf between their world and hers had manifested itself, however much they'd meditated on how to ball her, and remained. — Philip K. Dick

Don't shift because fashion has shifted. Don't move from the original ethic you had, the original reasons. They're part and parcel of you. — Roy Harper

There will always be children and there will always be old people. We spend most of our lives somewhere in between. When we produce the children, we get to be royalty for a short while
the world pulls out its chair for the pregnant woman
but soon we are once again worker bees, tending the little ones. — Elizabeth Alexander