Grallaria Quotes & Sayings

Democracy suits Europeans today partly because it is associated with the triumph of capitalism and partly because it involves less commitment or intrusion into their lives than any of the alternatives. Europeans accept democracy because they no longer believe in politics. It is for this reason that we find both high levels of support for democracy in cross-national opinion polls and high rates of political apathy. — Mark Mazower

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is. — Brian Eno

Your inside person doesn't age. Your inside person is soul, is heart, in the eternal now, the ageless, the old, the young, all the ages you've ever been. — Anne Lamott

With technology tracking us everywhere we go, 'cosplay' might become our best defense against surveillance. — Annalee Newitz

We can never have enough of that which we do not want. — Eric Hoffer

Nothing matters except for the harvest, the gathering in, the adding up, the bringing together, the whole story, the way it happens and happens and goes on happening.
(from "Collision") — Carol Shields

I have so many books on my shelves that I can now start a war with some country and have supplies for years to come throwing books at its citizens! — Ibrahim Ibrahim

I'm not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It's a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil. — Jonathan Maberry

How much courage does it take for Dean to throw red meat to the party faithful? — Howard Dean

His, sis, guess what? You're going to be an aunt! Lucy and I just found out we're having a baby. If it comes out screaming, we're naming it after you.
Much love,
Alex — Jenny B. Jones

fake it 'til you make it. If you don't feel good, pretend you do because eventually you will. It hasn't worked yet, but I'm still holding out hope. — Courtney Cole

If you divide the world into them and us, and history into ours and theirs, or if you think of history as something only you and your affiliates possess, then no matter what you know, no matter how noble your intentions, you have taken one step toward the destruction of the world. — Robert Bringhurst

If you want to change somebody, don't preach to him. Set an example and shut up. — Jack LaLanne

She'd followed her emotions, allowed her fear to keep her from hearing the will of God and from trusting that will. — MaryLu Tyndall

Her conviction that love that did not find its expression in a letter was not perfect. — Ian McEwan