Firsties Chalkboard Quotes & Sayings

I've been offered jobs by companies that supported apartheid many times in the 25 years of my modeling career, but I have never taken one of them. I have to refuse that money, because I'm not going to work against my people. They've suffered enough. — Naomi Campbell

You think she's got a personality disorder?"
"No, she's just a nasty bitch. An unpleasant personality isn't a medical condition. Just a symptom of not being slapped around the head enough. — Karen Traviss

As labor is the common burden of our race, so the effort of some to shift their share of the burden onto the shoulders of others is the great durable curse of the race. — Abraham Lincoln

No matter what each day brings -- the trials and tribulations that may cross my path, the turmoil, the ugliness -- when I look at this picture I'm reminded that life is precious and there is still beauty in this world. — Ryan Troske

Julian presented the food. A fillet of sea bass with perfect griddle marks and a scattering of fennel picked from a nearby hedgerow. There were caramelized carrots, baby la ratte potatoes and a garnish of roasted tomatoes that had made a brief appearance in a painting that afternoon. — Red Ochre Press

My first go-round was in a group called Heltah Skeltah, I did that, it was cool; — Sean Price

Have I cheated death again? Hades must be allergic to me. — Amanda Bouchet

What offers immediate pleasure comes to seem like a distraction, an empty entertainment to help pass the time. Real pleasure comes from overcoming challenges, feeling confidence in your abilities, gaining fluency in skills, and experiencing the power this brings. — Robert Greene

An abusive relationship is worse than being in prison. I mean literally, not figuratively. — Joe Biden

Is there anyone that knows the absolute truth? — Sorin Cerin

A lot of professional dancers become professional when they turn 15 or 16 years old, when they're still children. So you've trained every single waking moment up until that point for a career that could maybe only last 10 years, maybe longer if your body holds up, if your injuries are kept at bay. — Amanda Schull

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. — Steve Nash