Nakima Mason Quotes & Sayings

These findings stand in sharp contrast to the belief in "American exceptionalism" that once dominated US sociology, according to which social mobility in the United States was exceptionally high compared with the class-bound societies of Europe. No doubt the settler society of the early nineteenth century was more mobile. As I have shown, moreover, inherited wealth played a smaller role in the United States than in Europe, and US wealth was for a long time less concentrated, at least up to World War I. Throughout most of the twentieth century, however, and still today, the available data suggest that social mobility has been and remains lower in the United States than in Europe. — Thomas Piketty

A bad boy with a good heart, I think that would be perfect for me. — Carmen Electra

If something is wrong, it'll prove to be wrong in the wash, and if it's right, you don't want to not expose yourself to it - so I read everything, no matter how horrible it gets. You listen and take it in and if it doesn't sway you, you'll know you considered it. — Roberto Orci

I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way. — Alex Winter

Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live. — Octavia E. Butler

To draw close to Divinity is to come to appreciate man as a divine creation, for "If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 343). — Robert L. Millet

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and for the world. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Thought is just an apprehension of touch. — Gary Snyder

It was nothing that would hawe seemed odd from the outside, looking in, or drawn attention unless you were really, truly staring at it. — Alexandra Bracken

Anything that is close to your heart is worthy of your time and commitment. — Colin Morgan

People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov) — Vince Flynn

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to. — Tom Cruise

I can't think straight. But why am I trying to do that anyway? Everybody else thinks straight. That's why nobody expects me to think zigzag-hop. — Frances Hardinge