Bengt I Rkelljunga Quotes & Sayings

Each moment of life is only as precious as is our ability to attend to it. — Guy Finley

In 1986, Gloria Steinem wrote that if men got periods, they 'would brag about how long and how much': that boys would talk about their menstruation as the beginning of their manhood, that there would be 'gifts, religious ceremonies' and sanitary supplies would be 'federally funded and free'. I could live without the menstrual bragging - though mine is particularly impressive - and ceremonial parties, but seriously: Why aren't tampons free? — Jessica Valenti

The more famous you become, the less people will tell you your faults. — Paloma Picasso

Where's Shelley?" I ask, scanning the room.
"Playing checkers, as usual," Georgia says, pointing to the corner. Shelley isn't facing me, but I recognize the back of her head and her wheelchair.
She's squealing, a hint that she won the game.
As I get closer to her, I catch a glimpse of who's playing against her. The dark hair should have been a clue that my life is about to be turned upside down, but it doesn't fully register. I freeze.
It can't be. My imagination must be going berserk.
But when he turns around and those familiar dark eyes pierce mine, reality zings up my spine like a lightning bolt.
Alex is here. Ten steps away from me. Oh, God, every feeling I've ever had for him comes rushing back like a tidal wave. I don't know what to do or say. I turn back to Georgia, wondering if she knew Alex was here. One look at her hopeful face tells me she did. — Simone Elkeles

I thought my character definitely was very much in love with him and wanted to be with him, but I think at some point they were going to have to draw the line. — Rosario Dawson

Whereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration. — Walter Lippmann

I'm just at the beginning of my career and because of that I don't consider myself a star. — Francisco Rodriguez

Although many seniors are happy with the generous drug coverage they have from their former employers, the number of companies offering that kind of coverage has decreased by one-third since the mid-1980s. — Jim Gerlach

When we're onstage we're not literature, we're sitcom. You have to have catchphrases. — Julian Barnes

Talking to Clarence can be like talking to a child, although it is much more charming in children. — Diane Schoemperlen

When I go forwards, you go backwards And somewhere we will meet — Thom Yorke

Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much time to meander in my discursive thoughts. I could have cut through sooner. Yet it is good to know about our terrible selves, not laud or criticize them, just acknowledge them. Then, out of this knowledge, we are better equipped to make a choice for beauty, kind consideration and clear truth. We make this choice with our feet firmly on the ground. We are not running wildly after beauty with fear at our backs. — Natalie Goldberg

The sign stopped me
or rather, this text stopped me. Words are my profession; I seized these and demanded that they explain themselves, that they cease to be ambiguous. — Daniel Quinn

A boat is always safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats are built for. — Katie Couric

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear. — Chuck D