Ostrovsky Russian Quotes & Sayings

Climate change is so big that people who study it.. and many do.. need to speak to it. They must present scientific papers, they must appear in public, they must speak to the media and we must hear their voices. In order to get policy right, policymakers.. governments.. need to make decisions based on sound science. — Peter Garrett

Mostly we tell the story of our lives, or mostly we're taught to tell it, as a quest to avoid suffering, though if your goal is a search for meaning, honor, experience, the same events may be victories or necessary steps. Then the personal matters; it's home; but you can travel in and out of it, rather than being marooned there. The leprosy specialist Paul Brand wrote, "Pain, along with its cousin touch, is distributed universally on the body, providing a sort of boundary of self," but empathy, solidarity, allegiance
the nerves that run out into the world
expand the self beyond its physical bounds. — Rebecca Solnit

When it comes to business, I am a woman, and when it comes to relationships, I am a child. I just haven't figured out how to bring the same confidence and conviction I have in the boardroom to my romantic relationships. — Drew Barrymore

If you follow the rules, it's your own fault. — Marty Rubin

The moment you buy into the idea that you're above anyone else, is the moment you need to be slapped in the face. — Natalie Portman

Mammy was now the curator of their lives' museum and she, Laila, a mere visitor. — Khaled Hosseini

Of all the things I am not very good at, living in the real world is perhaps the most outstanding. — Bill Bryson

It's so hard [to be parent] and no matter how old you get and how experienced you get you're always scared you're going to screw it up and you're going to make a mistake. — Pat Benatar

Although we human adults are really good at understanding other minds, we weren't always that way. It takes children a long time to break into the system. — Rebecca Saxe

We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need to take care of each other and talk about craft and nurture talent. — Lisa Gardner

The Obama administration rarely demonstrated the ability to shift gears and change policy in its first year. Even in the face of historic events such as the continuing demonstrations against Iran's regime, it stuck devotedly to prior plans. — Elliott Abrams

On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
and I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it's true
That who is what and what is who.
- Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne