Christgau Nirvana Quotes & Sayings

We have to undo the millions of little white lies that America told itself and the world aboutthe American Black man. — John Oliver Killens

Christmas is here, Merry old Christmas, Gift-bearing Christmas, Day of grand memories, King of the year! — Washington Irving

Aye, I loved you. I love you still. I'll always love you. — Donna Grant

Her feelings could seldom withstand the melancholy influence of the word last. — Jane Austen

When our institutions lack movement to propel them forward, the Spirit, I believe, simply moves around them, like a current flowing around a rock in a stream...without that soul work that teaches us to open our deepest selves to God and ground our souls in love, no movement will succeed and no institution will stand...it is the linking of action and contemplation, great work and deep spirituality, that keeps goodness, rightness, beauty, and aliveness flowing...as Pope Francis has said, this moment calls for social poets: sincere and creative people who will rise on the wings of faith to catch the wind of the Spirit, the wind of justice, joy, and peace. (p. 180) — Brian McLaren

[T]hese tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also the tax cuts that are least likely to promote growth. — Barack Obama

Maybe learning how to be out in the big world isn't the epic journey everyone thinks it is. Maybe that's actually the easy part. The hard part is what's right in front of you. The hard part is learning how to hold the title to your very existence, to own not only property, but also your life. — Meghan Daum

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. — Helen Hayes

[A] pile driver was improvised by mounting a large steam donkey engine, a steam hammer, and a timber tower on a barge. — Ray Bottenberg

Altruism is the kind of pie best eaten with a lot of gravy and little inspection of the kind of kidney it's stuffed with. — M T Anderson

What I need to do is have a great positive attitude and a great work ethic. Those two things validate me. Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man. — David Robinson

My character Lena is somebody who responds to people in a very simple way. I didn't have to take myself off to a darkened room to concentrate, I just had to try and be open. It's an interesting, subtle relationship. — Emily Watson

The path of light is the path of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita