Boender Associates Quotes & Sayings

America is the civilization of people engaged in transforming themselves. In the past, the stars of the performance were the pioneer and the immigrant. Today, it is youth and the Black. — Harold Rosenberg

Desperate is not a sexual preference. — R. K. Milholland

There had to be forces outside. The prayer went, "Lead me not in temptation." If people were not led by others, why was the famous prayer that it was? — Philip Roth

I am the richest person alive (or at least one of!) because I get to do what I love as a career. — Kirby Larson

We have not meet our destination till we are there for sure. — Sara Shepard

Be completely fearless. [ ... ]Write without constraints, or worrying about who you represent, or whether you should represent anyone, or who your audience is, or what you can or can't do with a female character, or a black character, or someone of restricted growth, or someone who's hugely fat. You must write total confidence that the fiction is its own justification. — Zadie Smith

We are all of us not merely liable to fear, we are also prone to be afraid of being afraid, and the conquering of fear produces exhilaration. ... The contrast between the previous apprehension and the present relief and feeling of security promotes a self-confidence that is the very father and mother of courage. — Malcolm Gladwell

Today is built on tragedies, which no one wants to face, nightmares to humanities and morally disgraced. Tonight is filled with rage, violence in the air, children bred with ruthlessness because no one at home cares. — Tupac Shakur

Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities. — Martha Beck

Most remarks made by children consist of correct ideas very badly expressed. A good teacher will be very wary of saying 'No, that's wrong.' Rather, he will try to discover the correct idea behind the inadequate expression. This is one of the most important principles in the whole of the art of teaching. — W.W. Sawyer

Or I could go ahead alone and lie to Dad about it. After four seconds of intense deliberation, I was on my way. * — Ransom Riggs

When a good animal gets run down in the road, a kid never forgets. — Stephen King

If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have. — Barack Obama