Maternalistic Cultures Quotes & Sayings

We tell ourselves lies to survive when we know the truth will kill us." "It — Tiffany Reisz

In Connecticut the electoral body consisted, from its origin, of the whole number of citizens; and this is readily to be understood, *a when we recollect that this people enjoyed an almost perfect equality of fortune, and a still greater uniformity of opinions. *b In Connecticut, at this period, all the executive functionaries were elected, including the Governor of the State. *c The citizens above the age of sixteen were obliged to bear arms; they formed a national militia, which appointed its own officers, and was to hold itself at all times in readiness to march for the defence of the country. — Alexis De Tocqueville

The terror and beauty of the dream come from the connection of previously unrelated mundanities of life. — David Mamet

My parents are really well intended, and I think their way of dealing with things is denial and guilt. Nobody wanted to talk about it. But all I did was blame myself. — Teri Hatcher

I'm completely opposed to the idea of becoming accustomed to foreign military campaigns. — Guido Westerwelle

Learning -the kind of ignorance affected by (and affecting) civilized races, as distinguished from ignorance, the sort of learning incurred by savages. See nonsense. — Ambrose Bierce

There's a reason caveman started to develop sophisticated tools before the meteor wiped them all out: It's so they could fucking shave. Do you know how frustrating it must have been to be hunched over all night trying to start a fire only to finally succeed just to have your beard go up in flames? No aloe vera back then. — Ari Gold

There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution. There's a prohibition against taking it away. — Alberto Gonzales

Liberty for all; chains for none. — Frederick Douglass

If you make demands on Him, you doubt Him.
If you seek Him, you are absent from Him.
If you seek other-than-Him, you are shameless before Him.
If you make demands on other-than-Him, you are distant from Him. — Ibn Ata Allah

I very much own the fact that I'm a misfit. The Internet makes everyone realize they're screwed up. — Jenny Lawson