Hiburn8 Quotes & Sayings

Why would a person prefer the accusations of guilt, unworthiness, ineptitude - even dishonor and betrayal- to real possibility? This may not seem to be the choice, but it is: complete self effacement, surrender to the "others", disavowal of any personal dignity and freedom-on the one hand; and freedom and independence, movement away from the others, extrication of oneself from the binding links of family and social duties-on the other hand. This is the choice that the depressed person actually faces. — Ernest Becker

When you are making a decision about how best to serve your customers, your own experience is often a better guide than a more sophisticated analysis of the market. — Richard Branson

In the same way, teenagers imagine dying young because death is more imaginable than the person that all the decisions and burdens of adulthood may make of you. — Rebecca Solnit

I did a couple of movies in Brazil, and the actors were incredibly congenial and hung out together a lot. Even the biggest stars would do radio commercials - they're not put on a pedestal like they are in the United States. — Alan Arkin

What we need is to use what we have. — Susan Sontag

When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. — Mikhail Baryshnikov

Europeans not only colonized most of the world, they colonized information about the world. — John Henrik Clarke

I relish the time I have when there are no interruptions. Most often the best time for writing is late at night. — Franny Armstrong