Life Vest Inside Quotes & Sayings

Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable. — Harold Bloom

He was the most persuasive speaker, less for his words than character behind them. He made every listener feel he had done his best to master every aspect of this question, who has been driven by logic to arrive at certain conclusions, and who is disguising from us no argument on either side. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Life is a garment we continuously alter, but which never seems to fit. — David McCord

Basically each one of us is alone here. Everything else is show biz. — Art Hochberg

You won't be able to change the world, yourself, anything, if you don't change yourself inwardly, deeply, enduringly. — Timothy Keller

Of course you are American,' he said, and waived his hand, like waving away the sentiment. 'What other country can throw away money sending its people to live with savages? — Tony D'Souza

This is why I like Diakopoulos' approach of using technology to answer a need. He identifies four news consumers needs: 1. staying informed; 2. gaining personal identity (through, for example, reinforcing one's values); 3. integrating and interacting socially (finding the basis for conversation); and 4. being entertained. He next defines 10 key journalistic functions: 1. truth 2. independence 3. impartiality 4. public interest 5. watchdogging 6. organizing forums 7. informing 8. storytelling 9. aggregating 10. sensemaking — Jeff Jarvis

I only get unusual ailments. — Jimmy Kimmel

I know that whenever I think about death, I come up against a stone wall. — Christopher Walken

You are emerging from the cocoon of your former self. There are no limits to the extent of the transformation that's possible for you. — Marianne Williamson

The definition of 'safe' is not strictly an engineering term; it's a societal term. Does it mean absolutely no loss of life? Does it mean absolutely no contamination with radiation? What exactly does 'safe' mean? — Henry Petroski

Time takes away the grief of men. — Desiderius Erasmus

They don't want an educated populace capable of critical thought, sitting around the kitchen table realizing how badly they're getting fucked! — George Carlin