Coalitional Model Quotes & Sayings

I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf. — Evelyn Glennie

Success is counted sweetest
by those who ne'er succeed
The comprehend a nectar
requires sorest need — Emily Dickinson

Or say we have two rival dictators in a death grudge. Assuming ED289/290 develops nicely in pill form, allow me to slip each dictator a mickey. Soon their tongues are down each other's throats and doves of peace are pooping on their epaulets. — George Saunders

The power you have over someone who loves you is greater than any other power you'll ever have. — Paullina Simons

I used to think missing someone was a choice, but that was before Liam. Now I realize all you can do is choose to ignore missing someone. The actual longing never goes away. It stays in your body like a toothache, deep in your bones, and every time you forget to deny it, the hum of it builds into a roar that's so loud, it's the only thing you can hear. — Leisa Rayven

One of the most valuable things you can do to create higher levels of trust is to trust others more. Don't wait for them to prove themselves to you. Trust them. — Karl Eikenberry

His eyes were like galaxies, and everyone could get lost in them. How many stars flickered there, no one knew, but every time he glanced upon someone, a new star ignited, a new star was caught in the gravity of his stare. — Dean F. Wilson

it is raining blessings, and we all stand under our large umbrellas. come out and let yourself be rained upon! — Pascale Kavanagh

Time doesn't heal anything. It's like drinking. The best it can do is help you forget, if you're lucky. — Paula Stokes

When you become fluent with language, it means you can write an entry in your journal or tell a joke to someone or write a letter to a friend. And it's similar with new technologies. — Mitchel Resnick

Though I know that he had something to do with the attack simulation, and with all those deaths, I find it difficult to pair those actions with the man I see in front of me. I wonder if this is how it is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likeable as good men. — Veronica Roth

The Blair government perhaps ranks as the best the U.K. has had for 50 years. It cannot match the scale of Attlee's reforms, but has a fine record of constitutional reform and economic competence. In my own areas - science and innovation - there have been well-judged and effective changes. — Martin Rees

No one can practice the precepts perfectly, including the Buddha ... Boiled vegetables contain dead bacteria. We cannot practice the First Precept or any of the precepts perfectly. But because of the real danger in our society
alcoholism has destroyed so many families and has brought about much unhappiness
we have to do something. We have to live in a way that will eradicate that kind of damage. That is why even if you can be very healthy with one glass of wine every week, I still urge you with all my strength to abandon that glass of wine (76). — Thich Nhat Hanh

In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. — Jean Rostand