Gusterman Jewelry Quotes & Sayings

Sorrow was all my soul; I scarce believed, Till grief did tell me roundly, that I lived. — George Herbert

Then came night
that was like falling water.
At times, for hours,
a bird spirit,
half buzzard, half swan,
just above the rushes
from which a snow-storm howls. — Peter Huchel

We have the resources (to end hunger), we know what has to be done, and it's something that can be achieved at a rather modest cost — George McGovern

If I wanted to be free, truly free, I had to choose. There were many points on the compass rose; I had to locate the few that were meant for me. Not any destination picked at random; I had to head for those that summoned me with a passion, for they were the ones that gave meaning to my life. I had to ignore the warnings of those who would tell me why I couldn't do what I wanted to do. — Richard Bode

We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy. — E.L. Doctorow

I always had two or three jobs at the same time. I started doing yard work when I was 7 or 8. When I was 13, I got my first state job doing road construction. Between working, sports and school, I hardly ever had free time. — Breaux Greer

Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises. — Sandy Alderson

In a free society, we do not imprison those who violate profound cultural taboos or burn them at the stake. But they must be identified as dangerous radicals, not fit to be counted among the priesthood. The reaction is appropriate. To raise the dread question is to open the possibility that the institutions responsible "for the indoctrination of the young" and the other propaganda institutions may be infected by the most dangerous of plagues: insight and understanding. Awareness of the facts might threaten the social order, protected by a carefully spun web of pluralist mysticism, faith in the benevolence of our pure-hearted leadership, and general superstitious belief. An — Noam Chomsky

There is no folly of which a man who is not a fool cannot get rid except vanity; of this nothing cures a man except experience of its bad consequences, if indeed anything can cure it. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This was the winter of 2008/9. Work was ongoing to reinstate a tram system in the city. A lot of people couldn't see the point of trams and many more disliked the disruption. Streets were closed off. There was almost a sense of 'apartheid' as the roadworks made it difficult to move from New Town to Old Town and vice versa. Added to which, the weather was fairly grim. And the banks looked ready to implode. — Ian Rankin

I Didn't Ask to Be a Senior Citizen (I Was Drafted) — Doug Jensen

On fasting days, picture your ideal body and remember that your body is dipping into its fat reserve for energy and repairing damaged cells. Let that knowledge encourage and support you. Feel your food addiction weakening its hold on you. — David Ortner

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president. — Barbara Mikulski

I remember when I did my Enron film, my executive producers at the time felt very strongly that I should mock the Enron executives more viciously because everybody wanted that moment. — Alex Gibney

Ive decided to sell my Hoover ... well, it was just collecting dust. — Tim Vine