Phillis Quotes & Sayings

Ellen walks past the lobby in her high heels, stops in her tracks, and turns back around to face Zack.
She points at Marvin. "Is that a goat?"
Zack nods once. "Yes, ma'am."
"In my lobby?"
"Yes, ma'am. But he's a friendly goat."
Ellen plasters on a polite smile. "I don't care if he's a tap-dancing goat. I want him out of here. — Chelsea Fine

Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide. — Phillis Wheatley

Young man,
two are the forces most precious to mankind.
The first is Demeter, the Goddess.
She is the Earth
or any name you wish to call her
and she sustains humanity with solid food.
Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin,
bringing the counterpart to bread: wine
and the blessings of life's flowing juices.
His blood, the blood of the grape,
lightens the burden of our mortal misery.
Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out
to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed. — Euripides

You said you were bad for me."
"I am, but I'm starting to wonder if you might be good for me. — Sophie Oak

Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted. — Alexis Herman

Herbs, and other country messes, Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses. — John Milton

Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom. — Phillis Wheatley

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom. — Phillis Wheatley

Thou didst, in strains of eloquence refin'd, Inflame the soul, and captivate the mind. — Phillis Wheatley

Aurora hail, and all the thousand dies,
Which deck thy progress through the vaulted skies:
The morn awakes, and wide extends her rays,
On ev'ry leaf the gentle zephyr plays;
Harmonious lays the feather'd race resume,
Dart the bright eye, and shake the painted plume. — Phillis Wheatley

When African slave Phillis Wheatley wrote poetry, 18 men came to assess whether that was possible. — Jacky Fleming

India has left a deeper mark upon the history the philosophy and the religion of mankind than any other terrestrial unit in the universe. — George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon Of Kedleston

(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players. — Doc Rivers

Early as it was, every one had breakfasted, and my basin of bread and milk was put on the oven-top to await my coming down. Every one was gone about their work. The first to come into the house-place was Phillis with a basket of eggs. Faithful to my resolution, I asked -
"What are those?"
She looked at me for a moment, and then said gravely -
"Potatoes!"
"No! they are not," said I. "They are eggs. What do you mean by saying they are potatoes?"
"What do you mean by asking me what they were, when they are plain to be seen?" retorted she.
We were both getting a little angry with each other. — Elizabeth Gaskell

Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade,
On that confusion which thy death has made. — Phillis Wheatley

In every human Beast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance. — Phillis Wheatley

But old fools is the biggest fools there is. — Mark Twain

Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, /May be refin'd and join th' angelic train. — Phillis Wheatley

You can create absolutely new reality, both in your personal and professional life and with the same people, by altering your perception towards life, and by putting necessary work into it. — Roshan Sharma

The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up happening. Look at the people who've gotten traded around here. It's not their doing. — Jon Lester

It was then that I realized my life was my own. I could do anything, be anyone, if I only had the courage. — Kandi Steiner

Position, - for the Negro to realize more deeply than he does at present the need of uplifting the masses of his people, for the white people to realize more vividly than they have yet done the deadening and disastrous effect of a color-prejudice that classes Phillis Wheatley — W.E.B. Du Bois

May be refined, and join the angelic train. — Phillis Wheatley