Equality In 1984 Quotes & Sayings

I was handed a tough life lesson at a very early age. — Boomer Esiason

It was hard to love my wife and kids because I was all wrapped up in loving only myself. I did what I wanted, when I wanted, without any real concern for them. — Phil Robertson

Life is not something that "has" meaning. It's something we give meaning to. You don't "end up" with a meaningful life, you create it. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

You can rob from the poor to give to the rich. It's legal. — Marty Rubin

You are lovely, brilliant, witty ... the incredible words which would relieve her of any need to repay him or refuse his gifts; loveliness and wit were priced higher than any gift he offered, while if a girl were loved, even old women of hard experience would admit her right to take and never give. — Graham Greene

For the ones who are called saints by human opinion on earth may very well be devils, and their light may very well be darkness — Thomas Merton

I think books find their way to you when you need them. Whenever I feel like I'm not going to live to read all the books I want to read, I remind myself that the important ones find their way to me (Rosanne Cash (Musician/Write) — Rosanne Cash

The gun without the training just means you've given your attacker a free gun. — David Wong

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity. — Benjamin Franklin

Healing depends on listening with the inner ear - stopping the incessant blather, and listening. Fear keeps us chattering - fear that wells up from the past, fear of blurting out what we really fear, fear of future repercussions. It is our very fear of the future that distorts the now that could lead to a different future if we dared to be whole in the present. — Marion Woodman

The spirit of hope will sustain you in every situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Her mouth - ah, that lush, sweet mouth - was a garden, and I was on my back, face tipped in adoration to the sun for giving me such brilliance, delightful aromas, and the indescribable lightness of being with her. — Julia Kent

Later - about halfway through the same meeting - do you know what she does?

She fucking kicks me! In the shin, under the table.

"Hmph," I groan, and my hands fist reflexively.

"You all right, Drew?" my father asks.

I can only nod and squeak, "Something in my throat." I cough dramatically.

See, I'm not about to go crying to Daddy either. But sweet Christ it hurt. You ever been kicked in the shin by a four-inch pointy shoe? For a man, there is only one area that's more painful to be kicked.

And that is a place that dare not speak its name. — Emma Chase

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement. — William J. Clinton

Growth will come as we come closer to people who are different from us and as we learn to welcome and listen even to those who trigger off our pain. — Jean Vanier