Jump At The Sun Zora Neale Hurston Quotes & Sayings

In the fall of 2004, after both WMDs and easy victory were revealed as mirages, a presidential aide made an astounding admission to The New York Times Magazine. The White House, he said, didn't waste time worrying about those "in what we call the reality-based community" who "believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality." That, the aide said, "is not the way the world really works anymore. . . . When we act, we create our own reality. — Seth Mnookin

There should be no surprise when you come to that hideous moment for which you've spent a lifetime preparing. — David Simon

Jump at the sun. You might not land on the sun, but at least you'll get off the ground. — Zora Neale Hurston

You can woo a girl with a poem, but you can't hold onto her with a poem. Not even with a poetry movement. — Roberto Bolano

The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area. — Bill Gates

We survey lush landscapes with variations not dissimilar to a so-called "imperfect" female body with absolute pleasure
say, an expanse of Irish countryside with grassy rolling hills. But is it really so much uglier when it's made of flesh instead of soil? — Kim Brittingham

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. — Zora Neale Hurston

They used to call it the 'Great War'. But I'll be damned if I could tell you what was so 'great' about it. They also called it 'the war to end all wars' ... 'cause they figured it was so big and awful that the world'd just have to come to its senses and make damn sure we never fought another one ever again.
That woulda been a helluva nice story.
But the truth's got an ugly way of killin' nice stories. — Max Brooks

War starts in the mind, not in the body. — Susan Griffin