Ogston Barbour Quotes & Sayings

So are you saying that we're all just, like, really excellent sheep? — William Deresiewicz

Dead towns are the Cathedrals of Silence. They, too, have their gargoyles, singular figures, exaggerated, dubious, set in high profile. They stand out from the mass of grey, which takes all it has in the way of character, its twitchings of stagnant life from them. Some have been distorted by solitude, others grimace with a directionless fervour; here there are masks of cherished lust, there faces ceaselessly sculpted and furrowed by mysticism. Human gargoyles, the only figures of interest in this monotonous population. — Georges Rodenbach

When an officer finds themselves arresting pastors that are feeding people who have nothing, they should know they're on the wrong side. — Justin King

Hating anything in the way of ill-natured gossip ourselves, we are always grateful to those who do it for us and do it well. — Hector Hugh Munro

Whisper to the flashing water your real name, write your signature in the sand, and shout your identity to the sky until it answers to you in thunder. — Christopher John Farley

In the year 2000, the solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people: harnessing the power of the Sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil. — Jimmy Carter

Our women are not incredible because they have managed to avoid the difficulties of life - quite the opposite. They are incredible because of the way they face the trials of life. Despite the challenges and tests life has to offer - from marriage or lack of marriage, children's choices, poor health, lack of opportunities, and many other problems - they remain remarkably strong and immovable and true to the faith. Our sisters throughout the Church consistently succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees. — Quentin L. Cook

Well, look around. Just look. Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be insane?" Tears — Robert McCammon

I think even nation states should be and will be obsolete. I think nationalism will be seen in the future as a form of tribalism and I think what we call "Democracy" will be "Netocracy", where people, globally, can work on issues. — Deepak Chopra

When Facebook first started, and it was just a social directory for undergrads at Harvard, it would have seemed like such a bad startup idea, like some student side project. — Paul Graham

Larkin found himself next to her now, his arm wrapped around her shoulders as if to comfort, though why he had no idea, for she seemed as calm as ever. Somehow, deep down, he knew that it was all a charade, a mask that she fitted in place as a means of protection. It wasn't easy for her to trust. — Chani Lynn Feener

You have to be your own person. You can't let people's opinions determine how you think about yourself. There's a difference between identity and self-identity. — Amy Tan

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security. — Agnetha Faltskog

But my anger was a slippery thing, like a fish I was trying to keep hold of, and it wiggled out of my grasp. — Cynthia Hand