Ciccaglione Doris Quotes & Sayings

I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa. — Assata Shakur

The poets needed to learn to pay greater attention to character and to narrative. — Edward Hirsch

Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's lives, and you ruin your own life. — Eugene H. Peterson

I know what's in your mind. I know everything. That's what makes me so sick and old and tired. — John Gardner

When a young pianist hits a wrong note, we don't say he is not worthy to keep practicing. We don't expect him to be flawless. We just expect him to keep trying. Perfection may be his ultimate goal, but for now we can be content with progress in the right direction. Why is this perspective so easy to see in the context of learning piano but so hard to see in the context of learning heaven? — Brad Wilcox

All you can do is take each day as it comes. Try and do the best you can with what you're given. You won't always do the right thing, but you can try. And you can try to do the right thing next time. That, and stay alive. — Joe Abercrombie

First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money. — Jack L. Chalker

The body is like an engine. When the engine is shut down, there is no way you can even think of taking care of yourself. When you have food, the mind can take care of all those things. — Benjamin Ajak

A green Christmas makes a fat graveyard. — Inez Haynes Irwin

The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants. — Naoto Kan

There is power in the pressure of dissatisfaction, in the tension of temporary discomfort. This is the kind of pain you want in your life, the kind of pain that you immediately transform into positive new actions. — Anthony Robbins

Chanting is a simple practice. When you notice you are thinking about something else during the chant, let go of the thought and come back home, to the chant, to that place where we are expressing our inner purity. — Sharon Salzberg