Chastitys Quotes & Sayings

Reflective

I found a
weed
that had a

mirror in it
and that
mirror

looked in at
a mirror
in

me that
had a
weed in it — A.R. Ammons

In ten Muslim countries you can get the death penalty just for being gay. If they were chopping the heads off of gay people in the Vatican, wouldn't there be a greater outcry among liberals? — Bill Maher

Among the heaps of brick and plaster lies/ a girder, still itself among the rubbish — Charles Reznikoff

In words, like weeds, I'll wrap me o'er, Like coarsest clothes against the cold — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Guns are part of the American identity. — Henry Rollins

Who lacks confidence speaks lies more readily. — Nachman Of Breslov

Anyone too undisciplined, too self-righteous or too self-centered to live in the world as it is has a tendency to idealize a world which ought to be. But no matter what political or religious direction such idealists choose, their visions always share one telling characteristic: in their utopias, heavens or brave new worlds, their greatest personal weakness suddenly appears to be a strength. — David James Duncan

Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs. — Chris Hadfield

What a beautiful bird, they kept telling one another, which was a weird thing to say about a dead thing without a head. — Tom Perrotta

I guess they knew me well, because they were right. They didn't have to capture me. Because I was going to follow. And even if I didn't make it out of wherever their new secret hideout was, I was going to do everything in my power to get Christina away from them. — Embee

In an era when there were few options for women, she had the audacity to be herself. She lived as she pleased, which is to say that she allowed herself the same freedoms her male contemporaries assumed as their birthright. She spoke her mind. She flouted the rules. She dressed as a man when it was illegal for women to wear pants; hung out in saloons although that was unheard of for any woman who was not a prostitute; did men's work; carried guns; whooped, cursed, hollered, strutted, and smoked cigars. Eastern readers soaked up the freedom from restraints that characterized Deadwood; and Calamity, with her innate ability to draw attention to herself just by being herself, epitomized that freedom. — Linda Jucovy

Primary Duty of Lesser Magistrates is Threefold: First, they are to oppose and resist any laws or edicts from the higher authority that contravene the law or Word of God. Second, they are to protect the person, liberty, and property of those who reside within their jurisdiction from any unjust or immoral actions by the higher authority. Third, they are not to implement any laws or decrees made by the higher authority that violate the Constitution, and if necessary, resist them. — Matthew J. Trewhella

And I'll tell you all the things I have in my head, millions, myriads - the won't stir by day, only by dark on the river. — Virginia Woolf