Kibitz Room Quotes & Sayings

Adults who think that children must be manipulated for their own good have developed the attitude of a controlling parent who lacks faith in himself, the child, or humanity or himself. — Carl Rogers

The natural consequences of unearned wealth in undisciplined hands. — Ariel Allison

The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on to it. That apparent power has, again and again, proved vulnerable to human qualities less measurable than bombs and dollars: moral fervor, determination, unity, organization, sacrifice, wit, ingenuity, courage, patience. — Howard Zinn

He had spent a lot of time thinking about himself, and had come to the conclusion that he was definitely not self-absorbed. — Scott Meyer

This book is the account of his redemptive journey - through innocence, bigotry, hard-line radicalism, and beyond - to a passionate advocacy of human rights and all that this can mean. — Maajid Nawaz

Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped. Wisdom is prudent strength. — Atul Gawande

The always-on economy, by definition, depends upon continuous energy. — Charles Platt

But the Night Mother is mother to all! It is her voice we follow! Her will! Would you dare risk disobedience? And surely ... punishment? — Marcus Tullius Cicero

In Holland, things were pretty stale for me. Even though there were a lot of good influences and a certain openness to music and art and literature, I just wanted to go somewhere less familiar - somewhere bigger. — Ari Marcopoulos

What I call the law of satyagraha is to be deduced from an appreciation of duties and rights flowing therefrom. — Mahatma Gandhi

When we deal with the name and reputation of another we deal with something sacred in the sight of the Lord. — Cree-L Kofford

Mine. He was mine, and not even death would take him from me - not if I could help it. — Patricia Briggs

So many humans. So many colors. They keep triggering inside me. They harass my memory. I see them tall in their heaps, all mounted on top of each other. There is air like plastic, a horizon like setting glue. There are skies manufactured by people, punctured and leaking, and there are soft, coal-colored clouds, beating like black hearts. And then. There is death. — Markus Zusak

To be an overachiever you have to be an over believer. — Dabo Swinney