Nashawaty Quotes & Sayings

Even when my parents were together, they both had to travel and work, and it wasn't like they had nine-to-five jobs. In that way, it wasn't a normal family life. — Georgia Jagger

Tragedy happens - "tragic mistakes" happen - when men act according to their flawed natures, in fulfillment of their preordained destinies. The tragedy of the four killers of Amadou Diallo is that their deeds were made possible by their general preconceptions about black people and poor neighborhoods; by a theory of policing that encourages them to be rigid and punitive toward petty offenders; and by a social context in which the possession and use of firearms is so normative as to be almost beyond discussion. The tragedy of the street vendor Amadou Diallo is that he came as an innocent to the slaughter, made vulnerable by poverty and by the color of his skin. And the tragedy of America is that a nation which sees itself as leading the world toward a global future in which the American values of freedom and justice will be available for everyone fails so frequently and so badly to guarantee that freedom and that justice for so many people within its own frontiers. — Salman Rushdie

I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe. — Creed Bratton

Some bookstores want you to believe they're a community center, like they need to host a cookie-making class in order to sell you some Proust. — David Levithan

Where else would you rather be than right here, right now? — Marv Levy

Children and babies should be held in the most sacred regard. We feel that they're the most natural and true magicians. — Zeena Schreck

No one knows what makes the soul wake up so happy! Maybe a dawn breeze has blown the veil from the face of God. — Rumi

Now that's just sheer nonsense, nobody ever murders anyone anymore, it's just so old fashioned. — Mark Murphy

The final arbitrator in philosophy is not how we think but what we do. — Ian Hacking

Once you got three records, you pretty much got 10. — Curren$y

A forced equalization of wages that disregards the marginal contributions of different workers will deaden incentives and lead to a misallocation of resources and effort. — Raghuram G. Rajan

We may print, but not stereotype, our opinions. — Richard Whately

Singing connects the mind with the heart and the heart with the soul. So sing. I dare you! — Neale Donald Walsch

Bottom line: Outbursts of anger - including screaming, throwing things, banging inanimate objects, slamming doors, squealing tires, stomping around, making threats, shoving, restraining, cornering, or yelling down, all carry the threat of physical harm -even if that threat is not intended. All these things are abusive, and completely unacceptable. Nothing a woman or man does (including any of the above) justifies doing any of these. If you are doing any of these, you have a problem - PLEASE deal with it before it escalates. — Paul The Apostle