Jineteras Quotes & Sayings

I take this evanescence and lubricity of all objects, which lets them slip through our fingers then when we clutch hardest, to be the most unhandsome part of our condition. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The prescription of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat human beings. — Peter Singer

Quite simply, promotions are not just functions of ability, values, or the numbers you hit, but also rest critically on how you are perceived. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett

I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything. — Rahm Emanuel

Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity. — Zoltan Kodaly

Playing with friends is a victory. — Fuzzy Zoeller

He tiger is the very soul of India,&when the last tiger has gone,so will the soul of the country. — Ruskin Bond

The very basis of creative work is irreverence! The very basis of creative work is bold experimentation. There has never been a creator of lasting importance who has not also been an innovator. — Eric Temple Bell

There are two kinds of second class men in business. There is the man who puts money first and service second. There is the man who puts service first and money second, who never has any money. The first class man in business is the man who is made up out of rolling the other two kinds into one man and working them together. — Gerald Stanley Lee

If Americans in 2100 came to see 12 meters sea-level rise as inevitable by 2200, who can even begin to fathom how the nation would respond? — Joseph J. Romm

I was caught by him. I was absolutely, unintentionally ensnared. Held by the look in his cocoa brown eyes when he spoke, commanding me. I shivered at his words as if they were touches sliding down my spine. — Paloma Beck

The written revelation of God is in the world, but men heed it not. Instead, they look for knowledge where it is not to be found. — Edward J. Young

The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use. — George Orwell

I'm sure lots of people would love to ridicule me when I say this, but it is true: many people die from cold related deaths every winter, and here are studies that say that climate change in certain areas of the world would help those individuals. — Dana Perino

Benefits of Improv To the Editor: Re "Inmate Improv," by Anna Clark (Op-Ed, Dec. 31): It was not surprising to me that an improvisational theater workshop would help a prison inmate adjust to life after his release. Pretend play has been shown to improve the executive-function skills in preschool and school-age children. These skills include the ability to control emotions and behavior, resist impulses, and exercise self-control and discipline. As poor executive-function skills are associated with high dropout rates, drug use and crime, it would behoove all adults involved in child-rearing to encourage role-playing or "improv." STEVEN ROSENBERG Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 31, 2014 The writer is director of the Elementary Reading Program at the University of Bridgeport School of Education. — Anonymous