Maximum Overdrive Quotes & Sayings

Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words. — Oprah Winfrey

When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today. — Ben Shahn

That was like watching my dad French-kiss a raccoon-I feel violated on so many levels. — Sarah Cross

Do not be afraid to love. Remember dear old Don Quixote, viewing the world with love. He saw many beautiful things no one else saw. Try being dear Don Quixote for a day. You'll see that love improves your vision and allows you to see more than your eye has ever seen before. But be forewarned: Those who look on the world with love will need a handkerchief, not to use as a blindfold, but to blow their nose and dry their tears. — Bernie Siegel

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal. — Troy Polamalu

When the anger of the gods is incurred, wealth or power only bring more devastating punishment. — Euripides

I live in a grey world, rather like the silver screen world. But yellow stands out. — Jorge Luis Borges

Every experience of beauty points to [eternity]. — Hans Urs Von Balthasar

You have to stand for something or you fall for everything. — Angelique Kidjo

Although there appears to be a deep desire to approach dating, marriage, and sex in a way that pleases God, there nevertheless seems to be a profound lack of wisdom and practical know-how. There is a sizable gap between our understanding of the gospel and our knowledge of the Scriptures on one hand and our application of that knowledge on the other. The sheer amount of confusion, heartbreak, and fear that I have witnessed at The Village Church in regard to romantic relationships and sex provides my primary motivation for writing this book. — Matt Chandler

Libertarians are constantly arguing with each other who is the most pure libertarian and who is most ideologically pure. — John Mackey

I suppose even when I was growing up, I noticed I was most happy when I was absorbed in something, lost in the moment and forgot the time, whether was conversation, movie, or a game I was playing. That was my definition of happiness. And I was least happy when I was all over the place, distracted and restless. — Pico Iyer

When someone abuses me I can defend myself, but against praise I am defenceless. — Sigmund Freud

Entrepreneurship, with the right mindset, can help anyone reach his goals in life. — Joey A. Concepcion