Becomeing Quotes & Sayings

The great name of the Dollys was Milton, and ... if you named a son Milton it was a decision that attempted to chart the life he'd live before he even stepped into it, for among Dollys the name carried expectations and history ... Jessops, Arthurs, Haslams and Miltons were born to walk only the beaten Dolly path to the shadowed place, live and die in keeping with those blood-line customs fiercest held.
Ree and Mom both had shouted and shouted and shouted against Harold becomeing a Milton, since Sonny was already a Jessop ... Ree'd a thousand times wished she'd fought longer for sonny, Shouted him into an Adam or Leotis or Eugene, shouted until he was named to expect choices. — Daniel Woodrell

Could have devoured the rest of the valley overnight. But a tree isn't a woman; it doesn't bear a single seed. It scatters as many of them as it can, and hopes for some of them to grow. — Naomi Novik

Committing yourself is a way of finding out who you are. A man finds his identity by identifying. — Robert E. Terwilliger

I absolutely love this. Top notch art and scripting encapsulating a brilliant idea. — Leinil Francis Yu

By failing seriously to confront the most predicable economic crisis in our nation's history, the President's policies are committing us and our children to a diminished future. — Paul Ryan

You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready. — Bruno Mars

At the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction. — Kim Cattrall

We need to remind ourselves that our ultimate goal is not to reduce greenhouse gases or global warming per se but to improve the quality of life and the environment. We all want to leave the planet in decent shape for our kids. Radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not necessarily the best way to achieve that. — Thomas P.M. Barnett

I think it's easier than ever to hear only what you want to hear. That doesn't make a good citizen. — Eli Pariser

I took guitar lessons and recorded the song in New York. It was kind of a dream. I got to pretend I was a recording artist for a couple days. — Kristen Wiig