Isthmused Quotes & Sayings

Havel had said that people struggling for independence wanted money and recognition from other countries; they wanted more criticism of the Soviet empire from the West and more diplomatic pressure. But Havel had said that these were things they wanted; the only thing they needed was hope. Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather "an orientation of the spirit." The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power. That kind of hope makes one strong. — Bryan Stevenson

Don't get the idea that I've turned green. My business is making money, and I think this is going to make a lot of money. — T. Boone Pickens

1951, Martin graduated from Crozer. He was the top student in his class. — Bonnie Bader

He laughed again. "Not boring and not dumb. That's so much better than your boyfriend who both bored me and was dumb. To be honest I don't
know what you saw in him."
"Ex. Ex-boyfriend " she said. "I swear to God I'm never going to live that down. — Thea Harrison

There are desires to return, to love, to not disappear,
and there are desires to die, fought by two
opposing waters that have never isthmused. — Cesar Vallejo

The potential for the abuse of power through digital networks - upon which we the people now depend for nearly everything, including our politics - is one of the most insidious threats to democracy in the Internet age. — Rebecca MacKinnon

The match was a short one. The mountain brute received several gashes across his flesh that bled profusely, but the fight came to an abrupt halt when he cleaved the whip-wielding arm from his opponent's body. The crowd cheered, some cringed, and others bathed the stands in their lunch. — Kel Kade

Deception and 'con games' are a way of life in all species and throughout nature. Organisms that do not improve their ability to deceive - and to detect deception - are less apt to survive. — Harriet Lerner

How sad is it that this tiff sort of cheers me up? If two of the most distinguished, dedicated, and thoughtful public servants in the history of this republic could not find a way to agree to disagree, how can we expect the current crop of congressional blockheads to get along? While — Sarah Vowell

Unfortunately, our society is a victim of such a world system which does not encourage people to live consciously and become who they were called to be — Sunday Adelaja

It's not our rule to forgive but it's our honor to forgive justly". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

It's all such crap," she said. "I find this magazine called People in garbage cans," she said, "but it isn't about people. It's about crap. — Kurt Vonnegut

I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.' — Roy Keane

He did not hope that God heard his prayers; he knew it. — Eric Metaxas

The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite. — Rabindranath Tagore

To talk about the reality of life here and the work that you do here at the university. — Robert Pinsky