Epoque Golden Quotes & Sayings

To the American people of 1789, their nation promised a new way of life: each individual a free man; each having the right to seek his own happiness; a republican form of government in which the people would be sovereign; and no arbitrary power over people's lives. Less than two hundred years later, almost every aspect of the dream has been lost. — Charles A. Reich

So what happens when your universe begins to get off balance, and you don't have any experience with bringing it back to center? All you can do is fight a losing battle, waiting for those walls to collapse, and your life to become one huge mystery ashtray. — Neal Shusterman

What she had was hers absolutely, not to be touched by other hands without proper permission being asked and granted. — Charlaine Harris

I have never heard of them, but, if it was a child who showed them to you, they exist. — Paulo Coelho

The winter sky has already turned black, but I could still see Wesley's gray eyes in the darkness. They were exactly the color of the sky before a thunderstorm. — Kody Keplinger

No one attached to the traditional image of authoritarian patriarchy could imagine the consternation men endure. They have suffered an unexpected blow to the emotional quality of their lives. Its gravity has not been calculated. They have far fewer reliable links than women to the classic currents of family life. They are alienated not only, as Marx said, from the means of production but also from the means of reproduction. — Lionel Tiger

Throughout life, we get clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed if you stay focused, then you learn your lessons. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Turn and face the strange changes. — David Bowie

Quitting smoking can be a very good test of ones character. Pass the test and you will have accomplished so much more than just get rid of one bad habit — Abraham Maslow

Because if it hurts, it's your thinking that's hurting you. — Byron Katie