Holden Caulfield Physical Description Quotes & Sayings

Let there be but two occasions for speech - when the subject is one which you thoroughly know and when it is one on which you are compelled to speak. On these occasions alone is speech better than silence; on all others, it is better to be silent than to speak. — Isocrates

One of the most important aspects of what makes us who we are is neither straight genes or straight environment but actually what happens to us during development. — Robert Winston

You have a girlfriend?" said Brian. "You never told us."
"I'm not going to tell you now either. Don't tell Mom and Dad, don't tell Jodie, don't tell Bren."
"Why not?" said Brian. "Mom and Dad would be thrilled. Unless she's some disgusting skank leading you down a sick and twisted path. — Caroline B. Cooney

So I have four daughters, about ten granddaughters, and five grandsons. — Pat Boone

Wait, it's going to fall," I say, pointing to the banner. "Pull it tighter-there, yeah, see how loose it is?"
"A little to the left" Isaac mocks me, grinning. "A little to the right?"
I stick my tongue out at him.
"Better be careful with that thing," he jokes. — J.A. Redmerski

The only end to your pain is through fully consuming it and digesting it, otherwise it will consume you. — Bryant McGill

As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are. — B.K.S. Iyengar

Men regarded ability in speaking as a peculiar gift, needed only by the lawyer, clergyman, or statesman. Today we have come to realize that it is the indispensable weapon of those who would forge ahead in the keen competition of business. — Susan Cain

We are supposed to forgive everyone; everyone includes ourselves. — Denis Waitley

Tonight I crash an airship. On purpose. — Gail Carriger

We should spend less time at universities filling our students' minds with content by lecturing at them, and more time igniting their creativity ... by actually talking with them. — Daphne Koller

I regard one's hair as I regard husbands: as long as one is seen together in public one's private divergences don't matter. — Saki

Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon. — Rebecca MacKinnon