Randall Shughart Quotes & Sayings

Two reasons why people hate and/or fight change: (1) People fear the unknown; and (2) There are always people profiting from how things are. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

We are what we believe ourselves to be — Paulo Coelho

When an idea is important to a person or culture it will find its way into imagery. — Joseph Campbell

Literary men now routinely tell their readers about their divorces. One literary man who reviews books wrote, in reviewing a study of Ruskin, that he had never read a book by Ruskin but that the study confirmed him in his belief that he didn't want to read a book by Ruskin. This man very often writes about his family life. — George W. S. Trow

I've come to realize that Barack Obama is the tattoo president. Like a big tattoo, it seemed cool when you were young. But later on, that decision doesn't look so good, and you wonder: what was I thinking? But the worst part is you're still going to have to explain it to your kids. — Tim Pawlenty

The Lord works in mysterious ways, all right. Wish a baby dead, get another one in return as punishment. This is my reckoning. — Amy Lukavics

I've never been this happy," I whispered, a little scared by it.
Caine must have heard the fear, because he kissed my neck, tightened his hold on me, and said, "Me neither. But we'll get used to it."
"Promise?"
He lifted his head to meet my gaze. "No, because on second thought I don't want to get used to it. If you get used to it - "
"You forget to be thankful for it," I finished.
He nodded slowly. "Yeah. — Samantha Young

My parents are a big help, and they're always making sure I have a normal life and my life isn't all just about acting and stuff. — Cayden Boyd

In Gotham, batman just stumbles into crime," said Luther. "Salt lake is annoyingly tame. — Shannon Hale

What harm is done by that commonplace word? What distinctions will not, cannot be drawn where enemy holds sway? Is the concept "enemy" the enemy of clear thought, therefore of justice? What is gained by its invocation? Perhaps as important, what is lost? — John Jeremiah Sullivan