Berens Quotes & Sayings

Fame confers a rank above that of gentleman and of kings. As soon as she issues her patent of nobility, it matters not a straw whether the recipient be the son of a Bourbon or of a tallow-chandler. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

We don't know what may happen next. This is all we've got. — Leigh Bardugo

When the representatives of "Big Business" think of the people, they do not include themselves. — Woodrow Wilson

I basically say I'm on tour all the time, because one tour goes into the next. — Natalie MacMaster

My abandoned narcotics have abandoned me. — Leonard Cohen

I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree. I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan. — Julianna Margulies

A true friend not only hears and understands, but shows love in concrete ways. - Linda Jett — Gary Chapman

I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist. — Francois Truffaut

Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), who formed a striking contrast to the cheerful light of heaven and the bright smiles of earth. Erebus reigned in that mysterious world below where no ray of sunshine, no gleam of daylight, nor vestige of health-giving terrestrial life ever appeared. Nyx, the sister of Erebus, represented Night, and was worshipped by the ancients with the greatest solemnity. — E.M. Berens

Advertising doesn't create a product advantage. It can only convey it. — William Bernbach

And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent. — Dave Pelzer

Virtues should not be seen as a medium to please others, else, they'll always fall short. They should, first, be a medium of self-edification. — Ufuoma Apoki

Like a garden that is carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort. — Anodea Judith

When it was proposed to me to go abroad, rub oft some rust, and better my condition in a worldly sense, I fear lest my life will lose some of its homeliness. If these fields and streams and woods, the phenomena of nature here, and the simple occupations of the inhabitants should cease to interest and inspire me, no culture or wealth would atone for the loss. — Henry David Thoreau

A few people had always made lousy choices. But how had a preexisting human propensity for self-destructive behavior exploded into a plague? As Mark's real, much more complete story - the one he didn't tell Berens - proved, it wasn't the increased availability of a drug like heroin, though that was gas on the flames. Lancaster's drug problem predated heroin, OxyContin, Percs. The problem wasn't caused by drugs at all, or government handouts, or single-parent families. While addiction could be as individual as people, common themes included alienation and disconnection. * — Brian Alexander