Norrington Table 2020 Quotes & Sayings

They say true genius often strikes in the pale moments between awake and asleep. — Sarah Ockler

There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment, said Tempest with a bitter smile.
Law and custom I know nothing of, public opinion I despise, and shame and fear I defy, for everyone has a right to be happy in their own way. — Louisa May Alcott

The mistake I had made, obviously, was in overestimating human intelligence. By and large, one can not deny certain of mankind's achievements, such as the invention of lamb chops and central heating, but many people are strangely unreceptive to nuance. The hint, the diplomatic nudge, the oblique statements
these very often pass straight over their heads, and man and dog find themselves looking at each other through a fog of incomprehension. Thus it was with the management and myself. Delightful and welcoming, they certainly were, but not, it seemed, too quick on the uptake. — Peter Mayle

Io9 was the last standalone site that Gawker Media ever launched. It was born at a time when many of the company's other famous sites, from Consumerist and Wonkette to Fleshbot and Idolator, were being sold off or shuttered. — Annalee Newitz

But the paradox of pain is that it is only universal in retrospect. In the present, it is fiercely personal. — Glennon Doyle Melton

The constitution is itself the product of the freedom struggle. — Vayalar Ravi

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice. — Marion Barry

The real explanations are usually the simplest, and often the saddest. — Olga Grushin

But all the long speeches, all the interminable days and hours that people had spent talking about my soul, had left me with the impression of a colorless swirling river that was making me dizzy. — Albert Camus

It takes a lot of wanting to get out of a place like this, though. It takes wanting so bad it's all you care about, all you dream about, all you breathe. Some days I think it takes more wanting that I've got. — Cath Crowley

No separation of distance; no separation of time; no separation of any kind need lessen compassion. — Zechariah Barrett

When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers. — Martin Luther King Jr.

It is the Holy Ghost who helps us see what God has done for us. It is the Holy Ghost who can help those we serve to see what God has done for them. — Henry B. Eyring