Back Talk And Disobedience Quotes & Sayings

Our adaptation to the natural forces
is a question of existence or non-existence.
We cannot transform the universe or nature so that they
adapt themselves to us; on the contrary, we must adapt ourselves
to nature and her laws. — Edmond Bordeaux Szekely

At twenty-two, I had the callowest possible definition of interesting and, by the measure of my own calipers, was far from interesting myself. — Karen Joy Fowler

I can't cuss and tell jokes the rest of my life. I gotta say something meaningful. I gotta give something back to a Creator who has given so much to me. — Steve Harvey

What the Englishman said about survival was this: "If you stop taking pride in your appearance, you will very soon die." He said that he had seen several men die in the following way: "They ceased to stand up straight, then ceased to shave or wash, then ceased to get out of bed, then ceased to talk, then died. There is this much to be said for it: it is evidently a very easy and painless way to go." So it goes. — Kurt Vonnegut

Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me. — Ellen Barkin

The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes. — Robert Brustein

Education is our path to change. Minds and hearts are brightened via learning. — Galit Breen