Lapida Memories Quotes & Sayings

America has long raised political and cultural cognitive dissonance to an art form. We are capable of living with enormous inequality and injustice while convincing ourselves that we are in fact moving toward what Churchill called the "broad, sun-lit uplands." — Jon Meacham

The man who dies rich, dies in disgrace. — Tom Hunter

In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is their development. — Neil Postman

We have a chance here to prove that [Rwanda], a country that almost slaughtered itself out of existence, can practice reconciliation, reorganize itself, focus on tomorrow and provide comprehensive, quality health care with minimal outside help. — William J. Clinton

[She] was horribly in love with that man. You can't go on forever thinking about nothing at all, and he had a nice face and that laugh, and what harm was there in it since she could hardly even bring herself to look at him. — Marilynne Robinson

I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife. — Michael Schumacher

I don't think I can play any other way but all out. I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it. — George Brett

Even though I am wary of Nature. After all, where do most manhunts for escaped serial killers begin? Exactly. In the woods. — Augusten Burroughs

If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone. — Arthur C. Brooks

One of the most healing things you can do is recognize where in your life you are your own poison. — Steve Maraboli

I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money. — Mahalia Jackson