Frazia Balk Quotes & Sayings

Only Aviva's long habit of taking the temperature of her own racism, of her biases and stereotypes about young black males (or about the iron-hard perdurance of their grandmothers) enabled Aviva to set aside, for the time being, her gut reaction - the boy was trouble - and admire Titus's stillness. — Michael Chabon

My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize — Hank Johnson

A person's industrious and creative mindset can overcome great obstacles that besiege their existence. Humankind's greatest unraveling is our propensity to panic when confronting the pealing silence of nothingness. — Kilroy J. Oldster

In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted. — Bat For Lashes

My dream was never to become this unattainable star. — Tove Lo

We've got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We're not gonna get the best people in public life if we don't do that. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life. — Marco Rubio

A new study published by The British Medical Journal found that inactivity can kill you. I mean, these are the kind of findings that just scare the hell out of Congress. — Jay Leno

This is terrific! What fun! Maybe tomorrow I can go to the prom with my brother. The day after, perhaps I can wear white pants and unexpectedly get my period. — Jen Lancaster

Thinking means connecting things, and stops if they cannot be connected. It — G.K. Chesterton