Henry Bibb Quotes & Sayings

A child in its greed for love does not enjoy having to share the affection of its parents with its brothers and sisters; and it notices that the whole of their affection is lavished upon it once more whenever it arouses their anxiety by falling ill. It has now discovered a means of enticing out its parents' love and will make use of that means as soon as it has the necessary psychical material at its disposal for producing an illness. — Sigmund Freud

Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming. — Alessandro Nivola

You don't need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough. — Joanna Macy

If you want to give an advice to someone, you must first be somebody. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin! — Julia Child

The monk in the grip of acedia would find it difficult or impossible to read. Looking away from his book, he might try to distract himself with gossip but would more likely glance in disgust at his surroundings and at his fellow monks. He would feel that things were better somewhere else, that he was wasting his life, that everything was stale and pointless, that he was suffocating. — Stephen Greenblatt