Glynna Southworth Quotes & Sayings

The apes are, after all, behind the bars of their cages, and we are not. Eager for the experiments to begin, they are also impatient for their food to be served, and they seem impatient for little else. After undergoing years of punishing trials at the hands of determined clinicians, a few have been taught the rudiments of various primitive symbol systems. Having been given the gift of language, they have nothing to say. When two simian prodigies meet, they fling their placards at each other. (pg. 20) — David Berlinski

I burn so many calories when I work out that I don't really count calories or necessarily try and stay away from anything. — Hope Solo

Cate:"What are you doing?"
Ruby:"Locking Clancy Gray in a closet. — Alexandra Bracken

Just like our eyes, our hearts have a way of adjusting to the dark. — Adam Stanley

People who expect too much are always disappointed. You would do well to remember that, my boy. — Charmian Hussey

I was excited by what my painter friends were doing, and they seemed to be interested in our poetry too, and that was a wonderful little, fizzy sort of world. — Kenneth Koch

I was Zorie, a woman who sought revenge for a friend and for herself, and in so doing I had killed my own self. — Cari Silverwood

It's like you said the other day," said Adam. "You grow up readin' about pirates and cowboys and spacemen and stuff, and jus' when you think the world's full of amazin' things, they tell you it's really all dead whales and chopped-down forests and nucular waste hangin' about for millions of years. 'Snot worth growin' up for, if you ask my opinion. — Neil Gaiman

As there are silent depths in the ocean which the fiercest storm cannot reach, so there are silent, holy depths of the hearts of people which the storm of sin and sorrow can never disturb. To reach this silence and to live consciously in it is peace. — James Allen

The whole of our civilization is founded on specialization, which implies the enslavement of those who execute to those who coordinate ... — Simone Weil

One must be a great man indeed to be able to hold out even against common sense."
"Or else a fool. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

There is universal consensus among experts that the earth's atmosphere is heating up - and that we are responsible for it by putting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We also know that the consequences of global warming are catastrophic. But how do we make sure that all countries reduce greenhouse gases? — Eric Maskin

I'm such a happy, easygoing person. — Faith Hill