Emilita Rio Quotes & Sayings

Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story. — Antonio Damasio

I'll work on patient's thoughts about sleep, "So I must get eight hours of sleep tonight or I won't sleep tomorrow." That sometimes - or "I won't function tomorrow." That sometimes makes it very difficult for you to sleep at night — Shelby Harris

While I was studying film at the Academy, the problems started. I wasn't a political activist directly in the time of Saddam [Hussein], because the dictator was so cruel and brutal that no one could criticize or complain. I felt futile and empty. The only solution in Iraq was to run away. — Hassan Blasim

Meditate and bath in the light of eternity. Nothing else is worthwhile. — Frederick Lenz

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. — Oscar Wilde

After graduating in 1973 I went into the programming field. — W. Richard Stevens

I want a different system entirely. One not seen on this earth for thousands of years. If ever. Democratic Womanism. Notice how this word has "man" right in the middle of it? That's one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he is surrounded. I want to vote and work for a way of life that honors the feminine. — Alice Walker

There's many a man who never tells his adventures, for he can't hope to be believed. — Arthur Conan Doyle

I don't even know where to start with the story. Leo says, — Wendy Mass

If you add the value, you will become the brand. Find a way to add more value than anyone else does — Tony Robbins

The accomplishments of the women in 'The Counselors' are a testament to the power and promise of the American Dream and are sure to resonate deeply with many young women who have the desire and the ability to make their own unique contributions to this legacy of progress ... Just as the women in this book were empowered by the efforts and example of those who came before them, a new generation will be inspired and encouraged by the spirit and achievements of this remarkable group. — Bill Clinton

Perhaps I should have been a Negro. I suspect I would have been a rather large and terrifying one, continually pressing my ample thigh against the withered thighs of old white ladies in public conveyances a great deal and eliciting more than one shriek of panic. Then, too, if I were a Negro, I would not be pressured by my mother to find a good job, for no good jobs would be available. My mother herself, a worn old Negress, would be too broken by years of underpaid labor as a domestic to go out bowling at night. She and I could live most pleasantly in some moldy shack in the slums in a state of ambitionless peace, realizing contentedly that we were unwanted, that striving was meaningless. — John Kennedy Toole

Truth is beautiful, no doubt; but so are lies. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me. — Frank Lampard