Chief Bromden Childhood Quotes & Sayings

A woman loses a charm with every pin she takes out. — James Joyce

That's what faith teaches us: From hopelessness springs hope. From longing, desire. — Sarah Domet

I'm a recovering lawyer. The practice of law has changed. Every agreement is a fight. — Elizabeth Edwards

Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they, too, are significant. — Rollo May

CALL REMOVED A small circle of oily pepperoni from his slice of pizza and slid his hand under the table. Immediately, he felt a wash of Havoc's wet tongue as the Chaos-ridden wolf inhaled the food. — Holly Black

The Bible's solution to a bad marriage is a reorientation to the radical, spousal love of Christ communicated in the gospel. "You shall not commit adultery" (Exod 20:14) makes sense in the context of his spousal love, especially on the cross, where he was completely faithful to us. Only when we know this sacrificial, spousal love of Christ will we have real fortitude to combat lust. His love is fulfilling, so it keeps us from looking to sexual fulfillment to give us what only Jesus can. — Timothy Keller

There are only two kinds of songs; there's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah, — Townes Van Zandt

Words like aparigraha (non-possession) and samabhava (equability) gripped me. How to cultivate and preserve that equability was the question. — Mahatma Gandhi

Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else! — Conchita Wurst

I'm going to slap you." The words fell out of her mouth. "Okay," he said calmly. — Elizabeth Finn

Sex is perhaps like culture - a luxury that only becomes an art after generations of leisurely acquaintance. Why we scarcely approach either as individuals - it's mass propulsion still! — Alice B. Toklas

The key to understanding the rise in inequality isn't technology or globalization. It's the power of the moneyed interests to shape the underlying rules of the market. — Robert Reich

When I say "miracle" I mean a kind of thing like a computer on a chip, or the internet, or the cellphone, that are really quite miraculous. Most people would not have predicted them, and their effect has been very, very dramatic. — Bill Gates

The way to fly is to go straight up ... Such a machine (the helicopter) will never compete with the aeroplane, though it will have specialized uses, and in these it will surpass the aeroplane. The fact that you can land at your front door is the reason you can't carry heavy loads efficiently. — Emile Berliner

Balzac, Dante, Joseph Conrad, Dickens," he answered without hesitation.
"Not Exactly fashionable."
"That's why I read them. If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. That's the world of hicks and slobs. Real people would be ashamed of themselves doing that. Haven't you noticed, Watanabe? You and I are the only real ones in this dorm. The other guys are crap. — Haruki Murakami