Beinhart American Quotes & Sayings

If the world is an objective reality that exists independently of us, then humans themselves, even in their own eyes, are nothing more than objects, and their life stories merely a series of disconnected historical accidents, which they may wonder at, but which they themselves have nothing to do with. — Imre Kertesz

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can. — C.S. Lewis

Wouldn't that be an amazing super power? Knowing where to press on someone's neck to make them immediately urinate. — Ryan Reynolds

Privacy matters; privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be, — Edward Snowden

The question "Is this an act of self-love or is it an act of self-sabotage?" is
one you must consistently ask yourself if you are committed to having all
that you want and all that you deserve. When you love yourself you feel
worthy and deserving of claiming the gifts of this world. Self-love gives you
peace of mind and balance. Self-love gives you self-respect and the ability
to respect others. It gives you the confidence to stand up and ask for what
you want. Self-love is the main ingredient in a successful, fulfilled life. — Debbie Ford

You should go out with your friends, Chelsea. Have fun." No matter how much I hate the idea. "The kids and I will be fine. — Emma Chase

Mom isn't content taking a stroll down memory lane. She's bought a condo and spends half the year there. — Paula Wall

Every prayer victory makes it easier to believe the next time. — Lori Hatcher

It is a bad sign when the people of a country stop identifying themselves with the country and start identifying with a group. A racial group. Or a religion. Or a language. Anything, as long as it isn't the whole population. — Robert A. Heinlein

Accustom yourself to believe that death is nothing to us, for good and evil imply awareness, and death is the privation of all awareness; therefore a right understanding that death is nothing to us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not by adding to life an unlimited time, but by taking away the yearning after immortality. — Epicurus

Mennonites formed themselves in Holland five hundred years ago after a man named Menno Simons became so moved by hearing Anabaptist prisoners singing hymns before being executed by the Spanish Inquisition that he joined their cause and became their leader. Then they started to move all around the world in colonies looking for freedom and isolation and peace and opportunities to sell cheese. Different countries give us shelter if we agree to stay out of trouble and help with the economy by farming in obscurity. We live like ghosts. Then, sometimes, those countries decide they want us to be real citizens after all and start to force us to do things like join the army or pay taxes or respect laws and then we pack our stuff up in the middle of the night and move to another country where we can live purely but somewhat out of context. — Miriam Toews

Breastfeeding is the best diet. I want to eat healthy for her, so it's easy to say no to pizza. — Nancy O'Dell

Doctors' positions and recommendations about drugs, procedures, surgical interventions, health and nutrition are not always based on strong scientific evidence. — Joel Fuhrman

How well you do in life shouldn't depend on how well your parents did. — Robert D. Putnam

She'll find you. Her need to know you will eventually consume her. — Stephen Douglass