Rauser Quotes & Sayings

But coming to terms with one's sorrow is one thing; sharing it with strangers is quite another. — Marie Brennan

I would like to focus on the use of the word silly for a particular people's point of views. Everybody has what is called a plausibility structure; we all have sets of background beliefs through which we process and assess evidence. When you call something silly, you are merely saying, 'Relative to my plausibility structure that isn't within that structure.' That's merely a comment on your own psychology, there's nothing more to it so I don't find that very helpful," (Randal Rauser, Unbelieveable Feb. 1, 2014). — Randal Rauser

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference. — Albert Camus

I can't remember ever being really bored. I find life very interesting, actually. I think some other musicians are always looking for something to give them an idea, but I find I have to reject 90 percent of my ideas because they don't live up to some self-imposed standard. That's also why I don't make a record once a year. I throw so many things out, and I have to have something to say. — Tom Verlaine

No lace. No lace, Mrs. Bennett, I beg you! — Jane Austen

'The Waltons' was profoundly important after years of wandering around. I was 44 and cut off from family and friends. It nurtured me back to a sense of family and who I am. It was a transforming experience. — Ralph Waite

Don't say that as a boy your grandmother used to read to you, unless at that stage of her life she really was a boy, in which case you have probably thrown away a better intro. — Christopher Hitchens

When you're in love, you put up with things that, when you're out of love you cite. — Judith Martin

The secret to finding our passion is that we bring passion in everything that we do. — Marie Forleo