Reinspired Digital Quotes & Sayings

Not all of the white working class struggles. I knew even as a child that there were two separate sets of mores and social pressures. My grandparents embodied one type: old-fashioned, quietly faithful, self-reliant, hardworking. My mother and, increasingly, the entire neighborhood embodied another: consumerist, isolated, angry, distrustful. There — J.D. Vance

In these dark rooms I pass
such listless days, I wander up and down
looking for the windows - when a window opens
there will be some relief.
But there are no windows, or at least
I cannot find them. And perhaps it's just as well.
Perhaps the light would prove another torment.
Who knows what new things it would reveal?
("The Windows") — Constantine P. Cavafy

There's only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target. — Bruce Lee

I would never trust anyone who didn't get at least a little nervous on the cusp of doing something important to them in front of other people. — Gwenda Bond

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation. — Samuel Johnson

When you truly love yourself, you are enough. Your happiness and well-being become a top priority — Annette Vaillancourt

Rice at present prices provides more food for the money than most of the other cereals. — David F. Houston

Sometimes America gets tempted by the glitz and glamour. — Martin Henderson

Slowly we became silent, and silence itself if an enemy to friendship. — Norman Maclean

I'm just messing with you guys. I like seeing psycho chick get all intense." He glances at me, lowers his voice. "I mean that as a compliment
because, you know"
he waves a haphazard hand in my direction
"psycho kind of works for you. — Tahereh Mafi

But don't you believe in anything?I exclaimed in exasperation. — Nikos Kazantzakis

The problem was that I carried around with me a tendency to feel that other people's respect for me would vanish if what I did was second rate. And while I accept that this "perfectionism" is likely to stimulate the production of better work, it doesn't, unfortunately, go hand in hand with a relaxed and happy attitude to life. — John Cleese

I am very impressed by The Carrivick Sisters, one of the best young duos I've heard. The girls sing and play as one and their work is characterised by great musicality. They are not only very talented instrumentalists and singers but they write really good songs as well. — Ralph McTell

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless. — Nelson DeMille

there can be no power in a square — Black Elk