Mineth Quotes & Sayings

When we revolt it's not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe — Frantz Fanon

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage. — Benjamin Disraeli

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul. — Martin Farquhar Tupper

During the first months in Rome, my clandestine Italian diary is the only thing that consoles me, that gives me stability. Often, awake and restless in the middle of the night, I go to the desk to compose some paragraphs in Italian. It's an absolutely secret project. No one suspects, no one knows. I don't recognize the person who is writing in this diary, in this new, approximate language. But I know that it's the most genuine, most vulnerable part of me. — Jhumpa Lahiri

Writing poetry is talking to oneself; yet it is a mode of talking to oneself in which the self disappears; and the product's something that, though it may not be for everybody, is about everybody. — Richard Wilbur

I was the best man at my younger brother's wedding and at the time part of my roast to him was I appreciated that he's done the only profession that makes me look good, running a used car dealership. — David Plouffe

Horror is the badge of humanity, worn proudly, self-righteously, and often falsely. — Poppy Z. Brite

While there is tea, there is hope.
(Sweet Lavender) — Arthur Wing Pinero

I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered. — Dennis Rodman

An easy life is rarely meaningful and a meaningful life rarely easy. — Oliver North

The most important initiative you could take to improve the world economy would be to stabilize the dollar-euro rate. — Robert Mundell

The big story of 2013, a very distressing year, is that Americans continue not to be able to find the full-time jobs they need, and that's something which the president has to recognize as the first priority of his administration. — Mitt Romney

I learned, when hit by loss, to ask the right question: "What next?" instead of "Why me?" ... Whenever I am willing to ask "What is necessary next?" I have moved ahead. Whenever I have taken no for a final answer I have stalled and gotten stuck. — Julia Cameron

I feel like everyone has a preference. You have women who don't like shorter guys. You have women who like taller guys. You have women who like heavier men. You have women who like smaller men. It's the same thing with men. You have men who prefer lighter women and men who prefer darker women. — Sevyn Streeter

Oh, Williamsburg. There was a point when you seemed like a scary, tough neighborhood, but now it's obvious that the graffiti on your walls gets put there by art students. — Imogen Binnie