Noncombustible Mantle Quotes & Sayings

Social stability comes at the price of wearing a mask, of learning to distance ourselves from our unique nature, from our personal desires, needs, and feelings; instead, we embrace a socially acceptable self. — Frederic Laloux

I ... have been in that weird state between dreaming and waking, where dreams could be memories and the real world could be a dream. — Jocelyn Davies

Diseases do not discriminate, parasites know no bigotry, wild fires hold no opinion on what or who they incinerate, and a river will just as soon swallow up a fawn as it will drag down and drown the lioness chasing it. — John Zande

Science and discovery, especially in the field of non-abnormal pediatric mysteries, is built on the work of those who have been sneezed on before us. Causation and rationale may someday be reached, but until then it is the heartwarming and parental nature of the journey that drives us on; well, that and a fresh box of Kleenex. — Spuds Crawford

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. — Tom Bodett

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf