Friend By Sigrid Nunez Quotes & Sayings

The things that happen are an earthquake, another bomb in Iraq, some big jolt on Wall Street in oil prices, and then you have some new study on drought patterns from climate change. Or another little incremental improvement in photovoltaics. Where do those fit in to the daily stream? They don't. — Andrew Revkin

Your attitude to life is far more important in determining your happiness than your money, appearance, social status or talent. — Stephanie Dowrick

Sickness is real. However, I've seen too many people suffering with sicknesses not of their own choosing to say glibly that all sickness is caused by sin. On the other hand, to believe that sin does not exist and that all of our trials and tribulations have naturalistic explanations or are simply random events may cause us to miss the very solution we seek. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland observed that "too many people ... want to sin and call it psychology." — Daniel K Judd

As a former member of the IRA, I accept all the responsibilities that are due to me. But in terms of the individual circumstances, I don't comment on that. — Martin McGuinness

don't give me what I ask for, give me what I need... — Stephen King

Political Economy or Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life. — Alfred Marshall

I am a serial killer. I would kill again. — Aileen Wuornos

The best movies are simple. — Shia Labeouf

The perfect tools aren't going to help us if we can't face each other and give and receive fearlessly, but more important, to ask without shame. — Amanda Palmer

All my rage and fear welled up inside me, and expressed its self in biscuit form. — Robert Webb

How many houses are burned down in the United States every year? What would be the easiest way to increase that number by a significant amount (say, at least 15%)? — Randall Munroe

I think for me it's just a matter of staying keyed into my lifelong friends from New York and family. And, you know, I'm pretty solitary. I'm a homebody. So I don't get out much to get into trouble — Debra Messing