Batalie Quotes & Sayings

There was never a cataclysmic moment in which things might have been, however briefly, etched in relief against memory, against things to come - a moment which, by its sheer magnitude, defined her history and her future. Instead, Kathryn thinks, she has disintegrated slowly over a number of years. — Christina Baker Kline

Science is a part of culture. Indeed, it is the only truly global culture because protons and proteins are the same all over the world, and it's the one culture we can all share. — Martin Rees

If we don't support the people who support us, what are we going to do? — Chris Brogan

Breathe.
Slow.
Observe.
Break the link between sensation and reaction.
Breathe into the gap between them.
Blind reaction is attachment.
Blind reaction is slavery.
Freedom exists in the gap.
Choice exists in the gap.
I exist in the gap. — Ramez Naam

There are no more deserts. There are no more islands. Yet there
is a need for them. In order to understand the world, one has to turn
away from it on occasion; in order to serve men better, one has to
hold them at a distance for a time. But where can one find the
solitude necessary to vigor, the deep breath in which the mind
collects itself and courage gauges its strength? — Albert Camus

I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop. — Estelle

Nobody will listen to you unless they sense that you like them. — Donald Miller

Any amount of theology can now be smuggled into people's minds under the cover of fiction without their knowing it. — C.S. Lewis

The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you. — Merle Haggard

If the USA doesn't start learning how to put personal egos aside for the sustainability of a nation, then these "mighty" United States will be no better than the politically divided commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Where progress is slowed because each party thinks any idea from the other party must be stupid or without validity and Independence has become a distant dream squashed by corruption. I suggest politicians go back to kindergarten to learn the basics in decent humanity. The notions of sharing and respect obviously didn't stick the first time. — Cristina Marrero

I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative. — Feist

History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has made the greatest number of people happy. — Karl Marx

I love people of all ethnicities, as long as they're not ugly. — Daniel Tosh

Whoever changes one life, changes the whole world. — Michele Amitrani

Isn't that what we all want? To be with someone who consumes us? Who makes us want to give them all that we are, even though it's terrifying? — Lisa Renee Jones