Dissents De Cake Quotes & Sayings

It had been an ongoing campaign, worsening with the "scientific" manifestos on race, and the blame for all the country's problems that was constantly focused on the Italian Jews who made up less than 1 percent of the country's population. — Amy Harmon

I do want to write about social/cultural/historical context. I'm interested in relationships, in character, but within a specific social context. Which is kind of a political thing, I admit that. But it's what I'm interested in, and it's how I believe human behavior is legible. — Dana Spiotta

At night I dream of things I scoff at by day. — Jaclyn Dolamore

I think feeling responsible for stuff that goes wrong is an inherent part of being female. — Julie Klausner

The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure. — John Caudwell

Anyone with gumption and a sharp mind will take the measure of two things: what's said and what's done. — Seamus Heaney

Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America. — Gary Locke

What, then, is patriotism? "Patriotism, sir, is the last resort of scoundrels," said Dr. Johnson. Leo Tolstoy, the greatest anti-patriot of our times, defines patriotism as the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers; a trade that requires better equipment for the exercise of man-killing than the making of such necessities of life as shoes, clothing, and houses; a trade that guarantees better returns and greater glory than that of the average workingman. — Emma Goldman

The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Everywhere we go, people recognize me. — Marion Jones

Infinity is just zero spelled backwards. — Derek R. Audette

without awareness that all belong to the one human race, man is but a wolf to man. This — Pierre-Francois De Bethune

Vision transforms hope into committed action and passion transforms wants into new realities. — Michael Strasner

I have a couple of dozen books on my reader: ideal for a long trip or an afternoon waiting at the medical clinic. It's flexible. — Barbara Hambly