Louisiana Mardi Gras Quotes & Sayings

It's all about money, not freedom, y'all, okay? Nothing to do with fuckin' freedom. If you think you're free, try going somewhere without fucking money, okay? — Bill Hicks

When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend. — Julia Cameron

History of America, Part I (1776-1966): Declaration of Independence, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, TV, Cold war, civil-rights movement, Vietnam. History of America, Part II (1967-present): the Super Bowl era. The Super Bowl has become Main Street's Mardi Gras. — Norman Chad

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing. — Ernest Gaines

The way of a man's heart will be foreshadowed by what goodness lies in him - coming from above, and from around; but a way foreshadowed is not a way made. — Donald G. Mitchell

It was farcical. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

You never learn how to write a novel," he told me. "You only learn to write the novel you're on." He — Neil Gaiman

While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument. — Yanni

Evidently, one thing seems to have more value in direct proportion to whether or not we feel we have the freedoms, joys or conveniences of that thing. — David Brier

Little Red Riding Hood got what she deserved. You don't go walking in the woods alone if you want to avoid wolves."
I was about to say something in response, but Nicky Ballard did it for me. "You could say that about the wolf, too. If you go around attacking defenseless girls, you can expect payback. — Carol Goodman

Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns. — Tehyi Hsieh

A lyrical, brave and complex novel that takes enormous risks and pulls them all off. — Peter Straub

Often as I creep along in a traffic jam, someone inevitably tries to enter my lane from the side. Now here is the issue: If I let the car in, I feel good about it. But when I see others in front of me let someone in, I feel cheated, because I've been waiting longer than the car entering the lane, and I am upset with the driver who acted kindly at my expense. — Dan Ariely

I think we have to give religion its due. I think we have to respect those for whom religion is important, but equally respect those who can achieve good morality without religion. — Alan Dershowitz

I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies. — Jodi Picoult