Dammed To Extinction Quotes & Sayings

History isn't just something that's being us, it's also something that follows us. — Henning Mankell

Every grotesquely rich American represents property, privileges, and pleasures that have been denied the many. — Kurt Vonnegut

No Roman ever died in contemplation over a geometrical diagram. — Alfred North Whitehead

The pain'll start creeping in again by midnight, but that should give us enough time to talk this through." He sipped again and gave me a look of rueful amusement. "Human things are terrific right to the end, it seems like. I never would have guessed. — Stephen King

There was one 'crime' during the whole time I was at school, when a fountain pen went missing. Stealing just didn't happen. I was taught not to shoplift, not to steal, not to behave badly. We weren't even allowed to drop litter. — Joanna Lumley

There are teachers and students with square minds who are by nature meant to undergo the fascination of catagories. For them, 'schools' and 'movements' are everything; by painting a group symbol on the brow of mediocrity, they condone their own incomprehension of true genius. — Vladimir Nabokov

For the devil never slumbers. And the nearer we are to perfection, the more careful we must be, since his temptations are then much more cunning because there are no others that he dare send us; — Teresa Of Avila

The body which is matter says not 'I'. Eternal Awareness rises not nor sets. Betwixt the two, bound by the body, rises the thought of 'I'. This is the knot of matter and Awareness. This is bondage, jiva, subtle body, ego. This is samsara, this is the mind. — Ramana Maharshi

If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to find a language. Which goes for film as well as prose, for documentary as well as autobiography. Use the wrong language, and you're dumb and blind. — Salman Rushdie

Our relationships are nourished and shaped by the commitment we express through our actions. Don't just speak; ACT! — Steve Maraboli

What you observe today might be your greatest investment tomorrow. — Timothy R. Lyon Jr.

Every first time founder waits too long, everyone hopes that an employee will turn around. But the right answer is to fire fast ... — Sam Altman

While on the level of civil rights many things have changed decisively for the better, on the level of attitudes and mentality there's still a long way to go. On the other hand it's obvious that it's much easier to change a law than to change a way of thinking. — Dacia Maraini

The truth is that beginning in the 1970s, the heart of our Democratic party, America's strong striving middle class, began drifting away from us. — Mario Cuomo