Holden Caulfield Hates Phonies Quotes & Sayings

Our peaceful borders and our peaceful history are important symbols, to be sure. What they symbolize, however, is the spirit of respect and restraint which allow us to cooperate, despite our differences, in way which help us both. — Richard M. Nixon

I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball. — Harmony Korine

I fell, you see. Trod on my abbot, Father Habit. Oh, dear! I mean ... — Brian Jacques

A person may be a moron or an imbecile if he is lacking in judgment; but with good judgment he can never be either. Indeed the rest of the intellectual faculties seem of little importance in comparison with judgment. — Alfred Binet

Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes. — Norman Vincent Peale

Anxiety becomes high energy when taken to the light. For me, it worked like this: I used to live in a constant state of anxiety, worrying about the past and the future. Now I do my best to focus my attention on the present moment. So the mental energy I used to waste on worrying is channeled into the present, making me better able to focus intently and enthusiastically on a task (whether work or play). In a similar way, perfection becomes tenacity, and compulsivity becomes drive. Traits that once brought us down can lift us up when taken to the light. — Jenni Schaefer

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior. — Georg Brandes

Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today? 1) Writing his memoirs of the Civil War. 2) Advising the President. 3) Desperately clawing at the inside of his coffin. — David Letterman

There is this idea that you either read to escape or you read to find yourself. — Matt Haig

It's shameful for a devil to be good. — Ljupka Cvetanova

The best thing about golf is ultimately what it teaches you about yourself. And the worst thing is how freakin' nervous it can make you feel. — Gabrielle Reece

Kids are like a mirror, what they see and hear they do. Be a good reflection for them. — Kevin Heath

Julie helped him to feel defined. He was Julie's boyfriend. Julie's fiance. Julie's provocation. He came into focus when he stood beside her, despite the fact that the person standing beside her was mostly not him. — Meg Rosoff

Be at peace with yourself and everyone. It is the greatest inner strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

...it is almost always the case that whatever has wounded you will also be instrumental in your healing. — Robert A. Johnson