Preexistent Dex Quotes & Sayings

Fortitude is fortune. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Daredevil nature as a young man. When I read what William Roth had written, I sighed. So that was where my own two boys had gotten the trait that was turning their mother's hair gray. — Katherine Paterson

In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be god. — Hugh Sidey

One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic to stimulate my acting career. — Mercedes McCambridge

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people. — Buzz Osborne

The sea looked as if it had been licked clean, blue and clear and smooth, and there were a few woolly little clouds in the sky. Legend said that these clouds were sheep who had simply wandered over the cliff tops one day, special sheep who now went on grazing in the sky and were never shorn. In any case, they were a good sign. — Leonie Swann

Our own sorrows seem heavy enough, even when lifted by certain long-term joys. But watching others hurt is the breaker of most any heart. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes

It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't give them license to chase me down the street. — Prince

As most adults know, the distinctions between one's essential character and value and people's perceptions of that character/value are fuzzy and hard to delineate, especially in adolescence. — David Foster Wallace

Love? Can I even feel it anymore? I've hated everyone and everything around me since the moment I began to change. I ran from those who cared about me. I concede it's possible my hatred hastened the changes, fed the wrong things, starved the right ones. But love? To feel it here and now? I'm not sure it's even possible. Och, but of course it is. — Karen Marie Moning

Besides, when not hard at work with this research, I'm actually conducting a side experiment on how cigarettes and gin increase charisma. As you might guess, the results are looking very promising. — Richelle Mead

If you can convince yourself that you look fabulous, you can save yourself the trouble of primping. — Andy Warhol