Prickly Cactus Quotes & Sayings

We are fascinated, all of us, by the implacable otherness of others. And we wish to penetrate by hypothesis, by daydream, by scientific investigation those leaden walls that encase the human spirit, that define it and guard it and hold it forever inaccessible. — Tim O'Brien

Anything that causes you to change who you are just to fit in is not good for you. — Tiffany L. Jackson

You have a very prickly exterior that needs to be navigated very carefully. Kind of like a really sexy cactus. — Michelle Rowen

Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. — Terry Pratchett

He unlaced his arms and took a step forward. "You hurt?"
"Not badly." She tried to smile, but her lips only curved on one side. "My main problem is that I'm stuck to a cactus."
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"How'd you manage to get tangled up with a cactus?" J.T. crouched beside her and started extricating her from the prickly plant.
"Well, believe it or not, I was on my way to apologize to you when a prairie-dog hole jumped up and grabbed my shoe heel. — Karen Witemeyer

Travelling is like a talent, like whistling or dancing. And some people have it. — Gayle Forman

You look marvelous! — Fernando Lamas

In the 1920s, we thought the problems associated with alcohol could be solved by police and jails. Prohibition taught us we were wrong. The strategy of the present drug war is Prohibition redux. — Rodney S. Quinn

Peace is a road to happiness and the future.
War is a road to destruction and death. — Debasish Mridha

A slave that acknowledges its enslavement is halfway to its liberation. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I think that today, more so than ever, corporate responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses can follow. For most businesses there are both compelling reasons to be responsible and compelling statistics that validate that responsible businesses do better according to traditional financial metrics. Of course, how you define "responsible" is somewhat of a conundrum. — Jeffrey Hollender

Hi, Billy Mays here for ... — Billy Mays

Swag is not something you wear, it is something you are born with. — Batuhan Ibal

The automobile, which began as a transportation convenience, has become a bloody tyrant (50,000 lives a year), and it is the responsibility of the park service, as well as that of everyone else concerned with preserving both wilderness and civilization, to begin a campaign of resistance. — Edward Abbey

My dad was a homicide cop in the gay neighborhood in the city when gay neighborhoods were desperate, depressing, sad places run by the mob. The only gay people he'd met when I came out to him were corpses. — Dan Savage

Come on, Elmer," he said to his horse. "Let's find a nice prickly cactus you can toss me into. — Abigail Roux

You have to keep your wealth afloat and no one will do it for you. It'll run through your fingers if you don't care. — Jessie Burton