Oprimidos In English Quotes & Sayings

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. — Buddha

Even when educators survey grade school texts and create new bibliographies to help teachers include Asians, Eskimos, and other Americans, females in and out of those groups may be down-played or forgotten. — Gloria Steinem

Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good judgment and common sense are essential. — John Wooden

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. — James Wolcott

It's all well and good to have profound thoughts on a regular basis, but I think it's not enough. Well, I mean: I'm going to commit suicide and set the house on fire in a few months; obviously I can't assume I have time at my disposal, therefore I have to do something substantial with the little I do have. — Muriel Barbery

We live by choice, not by chance. — Hal Urban

Cell culture is a little like gardening. You sit and you look at cells, and then you see something and say, 'You know, that doesn't look right'. — Siddhartha Mukherjee

When I consider the state of things in our fief, I find that those who hold positions and receive official stipends are incapable of the utmost in loyalty and patriotic service. Loyalty of the usual sort-perhaps, but if it is true loyalty and service you seek, then you must abandon this fief and plan a grass-roots uprising. — Yoshida Shoin

Don't underestimate the power of a guilty mind. Never underestimate self-shame and self-destruction. — Tim Hawken

I find the closer you get to people, the harder it is to satirise them. — Peter Capaldi

Well, Harry Reid and other members of congress, they're just furious over this Olympic uniform deal. He says we should burn the uniforms, and it's an embarrassment and a disgrace. Not as embarrassing as congress constantly borrowing money from the Chinese, but still embarrassing. — Jay Leno

I am easily inspired by measurable progress... — Conor Grennan

Early '90s, I was big, big into Sinatra. I was in college. I was fascinated. — Joe Carnahan

The great chefs understand human desire. They can balance nurturing with the desire to dazzle or seduce or impress. — David Blum

But, if we explore the literature of Heroism, we shall quickly come to Plutarch, who is its Doctor and historian. To him we owe the Brasidas, the Dion, the Epaminodas, the Scipio of old, and I must think we are more deeply indebted to him than to all the ancient writers. Each of his "Lives" is a refutation to the despondency and cowardice of our religious and political theorists. A wild courage, a Stoicism not of the schools, but of the blood, shines in every anecdote, and had given that book immense fame. — Ralph Waldo Emerson