Graciosos Buenos Quotes & Sayings

I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which have helped to make anthropology what it is at the present time. — Franz Boas

Every age but ours has had its model, its ideal. All of these have been given up by our culture; the saint, the hero, the gentleman, the knight, the mystic. About all we have left is the well-adjusted man without problems, a very pale and doubtful substitute. — Abraham H. Maslow

In view of the frequent occurrence of modern domestic groups that do not consist of, or contain, an exclusive pair-bonded father and mother, I cannot see why anyone should insist that our ancestors were reared in monogamous nuclear families and that pair-bonding is more natural than other arrangements. — Marvin Harris

I do believe we slander Christ when we think we are to draw the people by something else but the preaching of Christ crucified. — Charles Spurgeon

It was the kind of upheaval, smack in the middle of adulthood, which was messy enough to make me consider, back then, the wisdom of early marriage. When we're young, after all, our lives are so much more pliant, can be joined without too much fuss. When we grow on our own, we take on responsibility, report to bosses, become bosses; we get our own bank accounts, acquire our own debts, sign our own leases. The infrastructure of our adulthood takes shape, connects to other lives; it firms up and gets less bendable. The prospect of breaking it all apart and rebuilding it elsewhere becomes a far more daunting project than it might have been had we just married someone at twenty-two, and done all that construction together. The — Rebecca Traister

So, how close are love and genius, really? We know that they are both mentioned far more than lived. — Criss Jami

Listen to the women when she looks at you, not when she talks to you. — Khalil Gibran

The State of Virginia is similar to a great business corporation ... and should be conducted with the same efficiency and economy as any private business. — Harry F. Byrd

Let yourself feel good again, laugh with friends, have fun. Living your life to the full is not betrayal of a memory but fulfillment of a promise to someone who would want only the best for you. — Karen Katafiasz

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright. — Henry Rollins

Every president, as he nears the end of his final term in office, thinks about his place in history. — Kathleen Troia McFarland

The nature of love is about paying attention to the people who matter, about still giving when you are too tired to give. Be a mother who listens, a father who cuddles, a friend who calls back, a helping neighbor, a loving child. — Deborah Blum

Helene, I will take your struggle away. I will bring you back to life. — Kitty Thomas

Those aren't bags under your eyes, they're suitcases. — Stephen King

The simplicity of noun-verb construction is useful - at the very least it can provide a safety net for your writing. — Stephen King