Jacominis Quotes & Sayings

I have quite a bit of sympathy for the idea that psychology and cognitive science have much to offer philosophy, and that the reverse is true as well. — L.A. Paul

I'm a football guy at heart; maybe I should have played football for a living instead, because I play a lot of football videogames; I'm really into them. — Jason Kidd

I think we should not control the Internet. — Vladimir Putin

What Lawrence had discovered on the battlefield was that while moments of heroism might certainly occur, the cumulative experience of war, its day-in, day-out brutalization, was utterly antithetical to the notion of leading a heroic life. — Scott Anderson

Reasons why members of Congress deserve a pay raise: Many big corporations are cutting back on bribes; nearly half the members have never been indicted. — David Letterman

I still like the idea of having an intimate experience with a movie, but I love watching stuff on my iPad. It's close, and I feel like I'm a part of it, so maybe that makes more sense in some cases. — Catherine Hardwicke

I couldn't wait to be an adult woman, and I'm glad I felt that way as a kid because, when I grew up, I realised I live in a world where the female form is really disrespected, and society is often trying to wrestle the female form into a shape that looks more like a young boy. — Jenny Slate

Read my book and you shall know thee — Oscar Sanders

The Irish sometimes make and keep a vow against whiskey; these vows are usually limited to a short time. — Maria Edgeworth

Everyone is afraid of you and when folk are afraid of a person it usually means the person is cruel in some way, and I think you are cruel, Miss Marquess, but please don't punish me for saying it. I think you know you're cruel. I think you like being cruel. I think calling you cruel is the same as calling someone else kind. And I don't want to run errands for someone cruel. — Catherynne M Valente

Strange where our passions carry us, floggingly pursue us, forcing upon us unwanted dreams, unwelcome destinies. — Truman Capote

But then again, a person could turn ugly. Their actual look could change when their actions were repulsive. — Deb Caletti

- he took her in his arms and cradled her; offering her not God's comfort but his own, merely human, consolation. — Alan Brennert

You might one day be offered the opportunity to display symbols of loyalty. Make sure that such symbols include your fellow citizens rather than exclude them. Even the history of lapel pins is far from innocent. In Nazi Germany in 1933, people wore lapel pins that said "Yes" during the elections and referendum that confirmed the one-party state. In Austria in 1938, people who had not previously been Nazis began to wear swastika pins. What might seem like a gesture of pride can be a source of exclusion. In the Europe of the 1930s and '40s, some people chose to wear swastikas, and then others had to wear yellow stars. — Timothy Snyder