Obscurity Brewing Quotes & Sayings

All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up. — Nicole Ari Parker

You take your mentoring where you can find it, even if it's not being offered to you. — Mindy Kaling

The introduction to horrors so young impressed on me just how helpless and vulnerable I was. Parents are supposed to empower their children to live without them but in my family, I wasn't given permission to be my own person. I thought I needed them to live and then they abandoned me. It's no wonder I felt so unempowered well into my adult years. — Christina Enevoldsen

As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage. — Vladimir Nabokov

Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her education, I set up a home school. It wasn't just for my family, it was open to other friends. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf

We have to leave!" I said to Vlad. "Now."
"Run, Forest, run!" Vlad mocked.
"Stow it, Drac," I snapped — Jeaniene Frost

Failure is a part of success. Every perceived loss is a lesson for a better outcome next time. — Joan Pillen

The problem is essentially that of communications to an army in action. After a rapid advance communications become disorganized, and there is a temporary halting until they are again in working order. — John Desmond Bernal

I'm very, very strong on energy independence, as you know, and I think that's the most conservative position. And I have the most conservative position on that. — Donald Trump

You've got to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have what it takes. God created you to excel, and He's given you ability, insight, talent, wisdom, and His supernatural power to do so. — Joel Osteen

Among other things, these nerves give power to the muscles and give sensation to the skin. It is through the spinal nerves that you can direct movement and feel temperature, pressure, and pain. These sensations are not just normal parts of life; they also provide a natural alarm system: they warn you that a bodily structure is about to sustain some damage or has already been damaged. — Robin McKenzie

You're the only one in control over your golf ball. It's not like tennis: you're hitting a shot and somebody's hitting it back at you. — Lee Westwood

Woman is a temple built over a sewer. — Tertullian

Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. — Simone Weil