Overupholstered Quotes & Sayings

It's better to act than it is to react. Acting gets you in trouble. Reacting all too frequently gets you dead. — Seanan McGuire

It is impossible to determine precisely how many Victorians were dependent on the drug, but since millions used it on a daily basis, the number must have been considerable. The pallor of many women in the middle and upper classes, their frequent lack of appetite, their tendency to faint and to spend considerable time alone in dark rooms, the ornate patterns of overupholstered and overfurnished rooms, the persistently closed, thick draperies - these are evidence of a national dependency that the restraints of Victorian society discouraged anyone from discussing. — David Morrell

I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. — Willie Nelson

What makes me uncomfortable about [Barack] Obama is what makes me uncomfortable about any young politician who has not yet been bloodied inside the Beltway. — Henry Rollins

Be someone who listens, and you will be heard. Be someone who cares, and you will be loved. Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed. Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace. — Ralph Marston

When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever. — Ben Harper

The only time you have a free press is when you own one. — H.L. Mencken

We need to make sure that the laws we're passing are protecting people. And we should not be voting against something that makes progress just because it doesn't make as much progress as we'd like to see made. As much as I might like to see any number of issues progress in larger steps, I understand that some of these things happen in smaller steps. And so for that reason, progress is progress. And success is success. — Clay Aiken

Encounters with death and danger are only adventures to the survivors. — Robert Anton Wilson

How to become a millionaire? Become a billionaire first. — Chuck Feeney

Wherever you are lacking, your obedience in working on that before your mate comes is vital. — Angelo M. Swinson

Faith isn't a crutch used by the frail to prevent them from falling over. Faith is our mighty staff which we wield as we walk through the valley of our personal shadow of death. — Robert Palasciano