New Chapter Graduation Quotes & Sayings

There is that unpredictability of the seasons that I enjoy. I like the threat of a tornado. I like the threat of four feet of snow. — Paul Westerberg

Balance, the stroke of the wise, the style of the sharp. The way, the groove. Bal-ance: the sole of the feet, the soul of the Universe, takes step after step down the beat to time: da DUM, da DUM. Bal. Ance. — Mark Donnelly

People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. — Mikhail Baryshnikov

The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger. — Kingman Brewster Jr.

The use of "religion" as an excuse to repress the freedom of expression and to deny human rights is not confined to any country or time. — Margaret Atwood

The critical sense is so far from frequent that it is absolutely rare, and the possession of the cluster of qualities that minister to it is one of the highest distinctions ... In this light one sees the critic as the real helper of the artist, a torchbearing outrider, the interpreter, the brother ... Just in proportion as he is sentient and restless, just in proportion as he reacts and reciprocates and penetrates, is the critic a valuable instrument. — Henry James

I love traveling and I love seeing new places and meeting new people, but at the same time, it takes a certain amount of emotional strength to gel with that, at least for me. — Julia Kent

No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve — Daisaku Ikeda

Then it was silent. Heavy now, not the sleepy silence of before. The kind of silence that meant horrifying things. — Natalie J. Damschroder

Why were our lives so fucking complicated? All I wanted to do was sell drugs, make love to my wife, and rule in peace. — J.J. McAvoy

Wow, Callie! I bet Finn could pick you up.
Callie could feel the heat coming up the back of her neck, but she couldn't stop it. Soldiers didn't blush. They were mean and tough and could take out snakes, spiders, and even enemy combatants. But a visual of her hanging over Finn's back with her butt so close to his lips that he could kiss it
well, hell's belles, that would make the devil himself blush. — Carolyn Brown

It's kind of weird, because I look at myself as just a normal person. My friends get rejected all the time, so why shouldn't I? I don't think I'm anything special. — Nick Carter

I am only alive when I perceive a challenge. — Neil Gaiman

People have a right to criticize. — Luciano Pavarotti