Ravensthorpe Trout Quotes & Sayings

An empire is an immense egotism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

It means everything for me to serve as the CEO of a convention. — Leah D. Daughtry

This FEMINIST Goes Hard. — Stephanie Lahart

I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic ... the term "mores" ... meaning ... habits of the heart. — Alexis De Tocqueville

Fortitude: That quality of mind which does not care what happens so long as it does not happen to us. — Elbert Hubbard

Turn soft and lovely anytime you have the chance. — Jenny Holzer

Barack Obama is crazy sexy. — Mircea Monroe

I am sure that I am in possession of a soul that is at the very least, a thousand years old. And I say this not on a whim; I say this as someone who is sure of something, who is not thinking fancifully but who is thinking solidly and fully. So why is it that I am childlike and playful? There is only one answer to this, and that is, after existing for a very long time, one learns the skill of retaining childlikeness and the state of childlikeness, which is called playfulness. The immature are not childlike and they are not playful; rather, they are manipulative and insecure. Manipulation is the game of the immature and insecurity is their state of being. I'm saying this because I want to draw the great distinction in the sand very clearly. The older your soul becomes, the more childlike it will be in texture. But we only make playtime out of small and joyful things; there is no playtime when it comes to bravery, honesty, and trust. — C. JoyBell C.

If you never play you will never lose, but you won't win either. If you never climb a mountain you will never know for sure how good the view is. — Debbie Shapiro