Cortnee Beggs Quotes & Sayings

Everything we do, even the slightest thing we do, can have a ripple effect and repercussions that emanate. If you throw a pebble into the water on one side of the ocean, it can create a tidal wave on the other side. — Victor Webster

If we are to be honest with ourselves, we must admit that the "Negro" has been inviting whites, as well as civil society's junior partners, to the dance of social death for hundreds of years, but few have wanted to learn the steps. They have been, and remain today - even in the most anti-racist movements, like the prison abolition movement - invested elsewhere. This is not to say that all oppositional political desire today is pro-white, but it is usually anti-Black, meaning it will not dance with death. — Frank B. Wilderson III

Glances were exchanged around the table. There were some uneasy winces, a couple of ambivalent shrugs, a few determined nods, and one delighted giggle (but only because Duncan had spotted another funny caterpillar). — Christopher Healy

We have to have dreams, even if they never come true. — Oscar Niemeyer

Even though in principle we may "know better", we routinely succumb all the same to the incessant, often frantic and unexamined busyness of thinking we have to get somewhere else first before we can rest; thinking we need to get certain things done to feel we have accomplished something before we can be happy. — Jon Kabat-Zinn

It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness. — Billie Jean King

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants. — Joe Eszterhas

In high school, my first thing ever was I played Tony in 'West Side Story' when I was about 17. I was a really shy kid, and I just, like, forced myself to learn how to sing this one month because I loved 'West Side Story' so much, and I somehow managed to get the role. — Paulo Costanzo

Which is scarier-- lust or temptation? — Craig Thompson

There should ne'er be a time
When a duty or dime
Doth outshine
The importance of family. — Richelle E. Goodrich

You can't teach in a vacuum. A good teacher relates the material to real life. You understand that, don't you? — Frank McCourt

Like many girls, I was taught to tame my wanting. I was called selfish and demanding when I wanted something for myself and weak when what I wanted was help. — Kassi Underwood

My spiritual high naturally dissipated. At some point you've got to come out of the clouds and live real life. Again, it's just like falling in love. The feeling of euphoria is only temporary. — Pattie Mallette

I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album. — Stephen Colbert

My start in politics was watching my parents go to the polls on election day. It reminded me that being an active, engaged citizen and voter is critical to the success of our democracy. — Josh Earnest