Marthas Quotes & Sayings

Yet most of the time that I'm awake, I want to cut. Not small words either. Equivocate. Inarticulate. Duplicitous. At my hospital back in Illinois they would not approve of this craving. — Gillian Flynn

Darkness isn't a hole you hide in; it's the cosmos. — Jill Ciment

There is no such thing as cool--follow your enthusiasms honestly. The few records you ever bought to impress stay in their sleeves...

Except for the Stone Roses' first one Ooooh lovely. — Joseph Galliano

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. — Alex Haley

She was an auxiliary nurse but training to be a true nurse because that was her calling, to serve mankind. She was a Martha. There were Marys and Marthas, but Marys got all the limelight because of being Christ's handmaiden, but Marthas were far more sincere. — Edna O'Brien

There are other women with baskets, some in red, some in the dull green of the Marthas, some in the striped dresses, red and blue and green and cheap and skimpy, that mark the women of the poorer men. Econowives, — Margaret Atwood

They were so simple, men. When it came down to it, they were ruled by their erections. Even when she gave in to a man, she still knew who was always in charge. — Lauren Blakely

An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from, and indeed, how far we have come. — Sara Sheridan

Religion is a disease. It is born of fear; it compensates through hate in the guise of authority, revelation. Religion, enthroned in a powerful social organization, can become incredibly sadistic. No religion has been more cruel than the Christian. — George Amos Dorsey

When we are dealing with concepts like freedom and equality, it is essential to use words accurately and in good faith. So the eighth commandment is: beware of those who seek to win an argument at the expense of the language. For the fact that they do is proof positive that their argument is false, and proof presumptive that they know it is. A man who deliberately inflicts violence on the language will almost certainly inflict violence on human beings if he acquires the power. Those who treasure the meaning of words will treasure truth, and those who bend words to their purposes are very likely in pursuit of anti-social ones. The correct and honourable use of words is the first and natural credential of civilized status. — Paul Johnson

The actor in me always wants to link himself to a leader who's inspired. — Chris Bauer