Bad Writing Documentary Quotes & Sayings

Son, do you know how love should be begun?"
The boy sat small and listening and still. Slowly he shook his head. The old man leaned closer and whispered:
"A tree. A rock. A cloud. — Carson McCullers

I talk too much. I eat too much. — Willard Scott

The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin. — Parker J. Palmer

Life is not a spectator sport. — Jackie Robinson

If I had known what trouble you were bearing;
What griefs were in the silence of your face;
I would have been more gentle, and more caring,
And tried to give you gladness for a space.
I would have brought more warmth into the place,
If I had known.
If I had known what thoughts despairing drew you;
(Why do we never try to understand?)
I would have lent a little friendship to you,
And slipped my hand within your hand,
And made your stay more pleasant in the land,
If I had known. — Mary Carolyn Davies

I would not have had that happen to you. Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me. — Thomas Harris

Our Founders warned against this. They said don't ... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done; freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there. — Sharron Angle

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author. — Isaac D'Israeli

Our clinging to the opinions of others reveals how superficial we are. We have little to stand on. We have to be kept alive by adulation and praise. Those who are deeply rooted in the love of God can enjoy human praise without being attached to it. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

My mantra is always, "Take a nap first, Matt! Then think." It's silly, but it works. — Matthew Moy

It's not just about young people - there are films being made that deal with women getting older. That's a huge bonus, and here in America, that's a huge step forward. — Lesley Manville

But all sudden things come from a deep study of conversion -- they are sudden only on the surface. — Michael Winter

Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life. — Jonathan Edwards

Those Women who boast the Affections of their Admirers, have a greater share of Vanity than Love ... — Eliza Haywood