Johannessen Life Quotes & Sayings

Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses. — Jerome K. Jerome

I wanted to know more about the young ... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life. — Dodie Smith

It is lunacy to be bringing refugees into this country who may be terrorists trying to murder Americans. — Lawrence O'Donnell

Fenway seats just over thirty-seven thousand, about the same number of people as have Huntington's in the United States. Thirty-seven thousand. It's a faceless number, — Lisa Genova

I feared my soul was dying, being replaced by the monster I would become. — Nely Cab

The theological virtue of charity is the mysterious power, communicated by grace, to love as God loves. — Michel Quoist

I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government. — Doris Lessing

Not to be occupied, and not to exist, amount to the same thing," he said. "All people are good except those who are idle. — Will Durant

Faking it in front of a guy's family is hardly a common occurrence in my life. How about yours?
FAKING IT TO MAKING IT — Ally Blake

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on. — Len Wein

Dude, are you like English or something--?

Yeah, That's right, dude. I'm like English. — Garth Ennis

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead. — John Greenleaf Whittier

Love is not a whim. Love is not a flower that fades with a few fleeting years. Love is a choice wedded to action, my husband, and I choose you, and I will choose you every day for the rest of my life. — Brent Weeks

We need to understand that being an accomplice or accessory to those who seek to enslave our posterity, is no better than being the folks that are locking the chains themselves. — Matt Shea

Can a book make such a difference? Can it change you utterly?

I know it can.

(First essay from The Book That Changed My Life, edited by Roxanne J. Coady & Joy Johannessen) — Dorothy Allison