Dorsomedial Quotes & Sayings

The more we see that any action springs not from the motive of obedience, the more evident is it that it is a temptation of the enemy; for when God sends an inspiration, the very first effect of it is to infuse a spirit of docility. — Teresa Of Avila

[A]nd soon now we shall go out of the house and go into the convulsion of the world, out of history into history and the awful responsibility of Time. — Robert Penn Warren

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone — Milan Kundera

Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!" — John Greenleaf Whittier

The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many important people at this summit, but the most important title is 'citizen.' This is our republic. Let us keep it! — William J. Clinton

What you achieve, endures throughout time — Rafik Schami

And when it comes to beauty - and goodness too - she lays over them all. I hain't ever seen her since that time that I see her go out of that door; no, I hain't ever seen her since, but I reckon I've thought of her a many and a many a million times, and of her saying she would pray for me; and if ever I'd a thought it would do any good for me to pray for her, blamed if I wouldn't a done it or bust. — Mark Twain

I play guitar and write music, and that's definitely a huge part of my life, but it's my personal thing that I have for me. — Maia Mitchell

What's going on with the Oakland Raiders? You know, I don't want to say the Raiders are bad, but you know, now, a lot of fans are painting their faces just so they won't be recognized. — Jay Leno

There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them. — Greta Garbo

I have been taking every step toward the future every day through making many paintings and sculptures with my deep emotion hidden in my life. — Yayoi Kusama

I've never begged a man to take me. That I'm doing it now is a sure sign that I'm losing my morals in Montana. — J.C. Reed

But forgiving isn't something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. — Jodi Picoult

Despite their differences, pride, shame, and guilt all activate similar neural circuits, including the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, amygdala, insula, and the nucleus accumbens. Interestingly, pride is the most powerful of these emotions at triggering activity in these regions - except in the nucleus accumbens, where guilt and shame win out. This explains why it can be so appealing to heap guilt and shame on ourselves - they're activating the brain's reward center. — David D. Burns

I don't hold with the notion that only bad books make good movies. — Anthony Minghella

When you think you are in love, you don't want to know about the things that could end it. — Luke Davies