Carocon Quotes & Sayings

One pretends to do something, or copy someone or some teacher, until it can be done confidently and easily in what becomes one's own style — Cary Grant

A Smile is enough to cure your Anger... — Jeswant Gembali

A bulging portfolio of spiritual experiences matters little if it does not have the power to sustain us through the inevitable moments of grief, loss, and change. Knowledge and achievements matter little if we do not yet know how to touch the heart of another and be touched. Wisdom is alive only as long as it is lived, understanding is liberating only as long as it is applied. — Jack Kornfield

I don't mind pointing out some of the failings of old age, because we are all headed in that direction, unless of course we take our own lives before we become a burden. I'm not advocating suicide, oh wait, I guess I am. — Amy Sedaris

A few of the savage creatures (rabids) I could deal with, but taking on this many ventured very close to suicide. Once was enough, thanks — Julie Kagawa

One of my Miss America judges called me a "God-clutcher" way back when because I spoke about my faith being an important part of my life during my interview. — Gretchen Carlson

I suppose you could say my father's world was Thomas Hardy and my mother's D.H. Lawrence. — Seamus Heaney

Because we spoke so loudly, opponents of reproductive health access demonized and smeared me and others on the public airwaves. These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence women's voices regarding their own health care. — Sandra Fluke

Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it. — Eric Hobsbawm

I'm an idealist. — Bobby Cannavale

The earth is black in front of the cliff, and no orchids grow.
Creepers crawl in the brown mud by the path.
Where did the birds of yesterday fly?
To what other mountain did the animals go?
Leopards and pythons dislike this ruined spot;
Cranes and snakes avoid the desolation.
My criminal thoughts of those days past
Brought on the disaster of today. — Wu Cheng'en

The wise use of leisure, it must be conceded, is a product of civilization and education. — Bertrand Russell

And perhaps that was where the trouble began. Arcadia was greatly blessed, and sooner or later, every blessing has a price. — Rosamund Hodge