Bellarmine College Quotes & Sayings

My tough and grotesque images were thrown on the roads and were stepped on by my critics, and I was talked about with scorn. I felt regret that readers only seemed to like something they were accustomed to. — Kim Hyesoon

Those who thought they best knew her, often wondered what happiness such a being could take in life, not considering the happiness which is to be had by some natures in the very easy way of simply causing pain to those around them. — Herman Melville

Basic emotions can be conveyed through anything. As long as you show people that you're human, they'll relate to it. — Vince Staples

During one session, the therapist returned from a trip to the rest room to find that another dog had dug a hole in a potted plant and buried Mancha. — Jennifer Coburn

It's not "Why have hamburger when you can have steak?" It's "I'll have the filet mignon, rib eye, t-bone, and fuck it, throw a couple of burgers in there too, I guess." Alphas need variety. — A.D. Aliwat

Every one in polite circles knew that, in America, "a gentleman couldn't go into politics." But, — Edith Wharton

Little girls do not wake up in the morning and say "I dream of being a prostitute." It is a terrible, terrible life. Body invasion is more traumatic than even getting beaten up. In certain circumstances, obviously, it may be a way to survive. — Gloria Steinem

The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it. — Brit Marling

It is not enough to have ideals. We must translate them into action. We must clear our own little corner of creation. — Toyohiko Kagawa

The word "art" is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars are supposed to be a part of a community ... Art is to decorate people's houses, their skin, their clothes, to make them expand their minds, and it's supposed to be right in the community, where they can have it when they want it ... It's supposed to be as essential as a grocery store ... that's the only way art can function naturally. — Amiri Baraka

I want to do a stripped-down album. That style is actually where my heart is - storytelling and just letting the voice and the lyrics talk for themselves. I still want to write the perfect song and sing it in the most honest, undressed way. But I feel like I have to gather more experiences and more layers in my voice. I have to live more to be able to tell this tale. So I'm saving my folk record. I have a feeling nobody will understand it. — Lykke Li

Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness. — Criss Jami