Colombani Quotes & Sayings

Both fascism and communism [in the 20th Century] were responses to globalization: to the real and perceived inequalities it created, and apparent helplessness of the democracies in addressing them. Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people. They put a face on on globalization, arguing that its complex challenges were the result of a conspiracy against the nation. — Timothy Snyder

There wasn't a hint of condescension in either her expression or her voice. No pity, no regret. She was completely sincere. It hit him then that he was the one making a deal out of all of this, turning it into something it wasn't. Leah was here to do the work that needed to be done. Because she believed in him. Because she cared for him. She wasn't judging him. She wasn't embarrassed for or by him. She wasn't fazed by his fumbling. At all. A different sort of heat rushed over him then, and he bowed his head as it hit him how profoundly, stunningly lucky he was. In the midst of all the shit he'd been dealing with, he'd found this amazing, generous woman. — Sarah Mayberry

So let's take our time to say what we want. Use what we got before it's all gone. — Meghan Trainor

When a man modifies or adorns a woman's name, or dispatches an endearment into her vicinity, he is attempting at once to alter and deny her, to dilute the privacy of the category she has inherited and to require that she respond as someone quite less than herself. — Ben Marcus

You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he *must *do ... — Ursula K. Le Guin

If you have life in you, you have access to the secrets of the ages, for the truth of the universe resides in each and every human being. — Morihei Ueshiba

The best deal that Barack Obama can get will not be the best deal to be had because he's weak and indecisive. — Lindsey Graham

Whatever the incentive, whatever the situation, dishonest people will try to gain an advantage by whatever means necessary. Or, — Steven D. Levitt

Man has always been beset by worry, and the pressures of modern life have aggravated the problem ... Many ... are filled with a thousand anxieties. Bring them to Jesus Christ by faith. He will bring peace to your soul and your mind. — Billy Graham

As with any true artist, change is the only constant. — Tony MacAlpine

Do one thing at a time and do that one thing as if your life depended upon it. — Eugene Grace

No problem. First one's free. — Lili St. Crow

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know? — Jim Brown

Mrs. Spencer said that my tongue must be hung in the middle. But it isn't - it's firmly fastened at one end. — L.M. Montgomery