Motorcycle Diaries Poverty Quotes & Sayings

Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not expressing silence. They are screaming in the politician's ear: 'You do not represent me. This is not a process in which my voice matters. I do not believe you.' — Wendy McElroy

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison-if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight. — Milton Berle

Tell me what to do, not how to do it.' Decentralize command and allow subordinates to operate freely within the framework of the commander's intent. Train them as a team. Develop trust, loyalty, initiative. — Nathaniel Fick

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become. — Alyson Noel

Christ on a pus-dripping syphilitic camel, — Ian Tregillis

A lot of people fall in love because you're sharing your body with someone. And sometimes you get it twisted, and you think that that's real love. — Jessica White

When I am composing, the sounds are leading me to the way I want them to organize. — Pauline Oliveros

I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments. — Bernhard Langer

Sometimes he'd get home before the children were asleep, and carry them around on his back, kick balls with them, and tell them stories of pigs with spiders on their heads. Other times he would turn up late so he could have his wife make supper, and be free of the feeling that the kids were devouring his life. — Hanif Kureishi

Why do people resist [engines, bridges, and cities] so? They are symbols and products of the imagination, which is the force that ensures justice and historical momentum in an imperfect world, because without imagination we would not have the wherewithal to challenge certainty, and we could never rise above ourselves. — Mark Helprin

This Earth. It seems like mankind evolves to a higher state and then they allow power and greed to completely absorb them and what they have learned. Then they are destroyed, and they take many, many steps backward. — Dolores Cannon

Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light of Spirit, Spirit will take five steps on your behalf. — Iyanla Vanzant

We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. — David Platt

Half the people in the world are below average. That's the definition of average and explains the behaviour of a lot of people. — Robert Popple

Nat Parson says it's the devil's mark."
"Nat Parson's a gobshite."
Maddy was torn between a natural feeling of sacrilege and a deep admiration of anyone who dared call a parson 'gobshite. — Joanne Harris