Barbie Ferreira Quotes & Sayings

My dad is a lawyer and my mom is an artist. So growing up was exactly what it sounds like - strict household but a lot of creativity. They are so psyched that I get to make music for a living. My parents rule. — Ty Segall

People help themselves by trying to help others, and this is the process that helps alcoholics get sober and stay that way. Love and tolerance of others, as stated on page 84 of the text of Alcoholics Anonymous, is the "code" of living that is suggested to AA members. — Mel B.

I am sure my love's more ponderous than my tongue. — William Shakespeare

The Ten Commandments have lost their validity ... Conscience is a Jewish invention. It is a blemish like circumcision ... — Adolf Hitler

There is something about TM. It is the only time
I have that stillness ... It gives me this peaceful
feeling-I just love it so much. — Ellen DeGeneres

Before Google, and long before Facebook, Bezos had realized that the greatest value of an online company lay in the consumer data it collected. — George Packer

As our heart summons our strength, our wisdom must direct it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our minds? — Sakyong Mipham

The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong. — Thomas Paine

As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean energy economy of the future. As we all know, the best way to reduce our deficit and bring down our debt is by putting Americans back to work. — Paul Tonko