Odyssey The Lotus Eaters Quotes & Sayings

We were never trying to deny our femaleness. Instead, we wanted to expand the notion of what it means to be female. The notion of "female" should be so sprawling and complex that it becomes divorced from gender itself. We were considered a female band before we became merely a band; I was a female guitarist and Janet was a female drummer for years before we were simply considered a guitarist and a drummer. I think Sleater-Kinney wanted the privilege of starting from neutral ground, not from a perceived deficit or a linguistic limitation. Anything that isn't traditional for women apparently requires that we remind people what an anomaly it is, even when it becomes less and less of an anomaly. — Carrie Brownstein

Opposition to divine sovereignty is essentially atheism. — Charles Spurgeon

Racing a marathon is a true and simple way to test the human spirit. Whether it goes perfectly or poorly you will certainly learn something about yourself and be a better person for having tackled the distance. — Blake Russell

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Dashiell Hammett

The way of life can be free and beautiful. But we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate; has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.
We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in; machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.
Our knowledge has made us cynical,
our cleverness hard and unkind.
We think too much and feel too little.
More than machinery we need humanity,
more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness.
Without these qualities life will be violent and all will be lost. — Charlie Chaplin

If it gets to the Supreme Court, I'll have the directors of every museum in the country as expert testimony that my work is legitimate art. — Jock Sturges

Not the bravest. Or the most daring. In Dr. Moorcraft's words, the greatest secret of the Plankholders was simply that, to the best of the army's assessment, they were the ones who cared about no one but themselves. — Brad Meltzer

If you funk it, you will find yourself, hours later, in far worse danger. The cowardly thing is also the most dangerous thing. It — C.S. Lewis

Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you. — Laozi

...'My father called me an enthusiast. I am enthusiastic about things. A lot of things.' - Mary — Joseph Monninger

I saw Frances Bean at a Blink 182 show. And she was with a guy who looked just like Kurt Cobain. — King Tuff