Freeberg Foundation Quotes & Sayings

The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible. — Anderson Cooper

The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions. — Susan Sontag

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail. — William Westmoreland

No penance serves to renew them, no massive transfusions of trust. Why not even revenge can undo them, so twisted these vows and so crushed. — Leonard Cohen

I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them. — Mario Puzo

Actions speak louder than words. There is a big difference between what people say and what they do. People might tell you they are excited about your new product, but when they are in a buying situation their behaviour might be totally different. — Alexander Osterwalder

I will not resolve a land dispute if civil groups or politicians are involved in the land disputes. — Hun Sen

Truth is to be found in dreams," the King said, looking down at them. From this angle, Emma could see that the odd splitting of his face ended at his throat, which was ordinary skin. "Tell me, Shadowhunters: You enter a cave. Inside the cave is an egg, lit from within and glowing. You know that it beats with your dreams--not the ones you have during the day, but the ones you half-remember in the morning. It splits open. What emerges?"
"A rose," said Mark. "With thorns."
Christina cut her eyes toward him in surprise, but remained motionless. "An angel," she said. "With bloody hands."
"A knife," said Emma. "Pure and clean."
"Bars," Julian said quietly. "The bars of a prison cell. — Cassandra Clare

But he thought that if the world was layered with meaning, then she was the evidence, right here. — Lauren Myracle

I doubt I was much of a storyteller, but I would have put that smile in my book. On page 104, right next to the image of the Ward. I would have written it on my heart. I would have proofread it a thousand times under a thousand moons until a thousand tears thoroughly rationalized what it meant to me. Each time for when I'd met the darkness, and then succumbed. The smile read "you can't break me'" - bold and in italics. — Nadege Richards

Poverty is less a matter of income than of prospects. While the incomes of the poor have steadily risen through Great Society largesse, their prospects have plummeted as families have broken into dependent fragments. — George Gilder

Three can hold their peace, if two be away. — George Herbert

Nobody ever swung a club too slowly. — Bobby Jones

What have we in common with the rosebud, which trembles because a drop of dew is lying upon it? — Friedrich Nietzsche