Barsalou Grounded Quotes & Sayings

But elegance attracted me. I liked the way it hid pain. One — Zadie Smith

The real heart of strategy is the strategist. — Max McKeown

The world that we must seek is a world in which the creative spirit is alive, in which life is an adventure full of joy and hope, based rather upon the impulse to construct than upon the desire to retain what we possess or to seize what is possessed by others. — Bertrand Russell

at his office while he was in Los Angeles. David was certain — Karen Kingsbury

When I was young, I admired old people.
Now that I'm old, I admire wise people.
When I was a youth, I admired strong people.
Now that I'm old, I admire meek people.
When I was an adult, I admired wealthy people.
Now that I'm old, I admire happy people. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family and, often, is all that remains of it. — Susan Sontag

And when we take ourselves too seriously, we are grim about the brothers and sisters, especially the dissenting ones, and there will be no health in us and no healing humor. — Walter Brueggemann

A hermit is one who renounces the world of fragments that he may enjoy the world wholly and without interruption. — Khalil Gibran

And now, the end is near,
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and every highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way. — Jacques Revaux

I'm in self-imposed exile, cradled between split branches, in my favorite tree in the woods behind school. I've been coming here every day at lunch, hiding out until the bell rings, whittling words into the branches with my pen, allowing my heart to break in private. — Jandy Nelson

I don't like to be rushed. I plan my outfits for the week in advance. I find the appropriate outfit for each occasion, try it on, make sure it is in good condition and have it all ready with shoes, handbag and accessories laid out in my dressing room. Fashion is such a huge part of my career, I have to think ahead. — Jerry Hall

I need to maintain a home in Derbyshire and in London to be able both to represent my constituents and to fulfil my responsibilities as an MP and as a minister. — Geoff Hoon

I wonder how she could forget about it, a thing like that. And I wonder how she can go on living if she doesn't. — Cath Crowley