Sansbury Butler Quotes & Sayings

By taking to the road, we free ourselves of baggage, both physical and psychological. We walk back to our original condition, to our best selves. — Robyn Davidson

I would bet that the average teenager in this country has not used the word 'wisdom' in the past year — Dennis Prager

I'm a middle child, and I'm pretty diplomatic: the peace-maker. — Carrie Coon

"Oppression" or "systems of oppression" operate as a shorthand terms in much writing and speaking so that we do not have to list all these systems of meaning and control each time (i.e. racism, ableism, xenophobia, etc.). I needed a term like that, but "oppression" implies a kind of top-down understanding of power that is at odds with the Foucaultian model I rely on in my work. — Dean Spade

You are one seriously testy Creature of the Night. (Amanda) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. — P. J. O'Rourke

It never occurred to me before, but I always thought of time like it was a road, or an empty plane. I could see it and mark it and claim it as mine, but the reason I couldn't travel my own speed was because I was waiting on the present to catch up, I had to wait to get to my destination.
But really, there is no road, or flat plane or anything ... there's just this very dangerous edge ... cliff that we're dangling off of, there isn't a future really, I mean sure we can plan and prepare, but tomorrow may not come.
I'm not saying base your life on that- if tomorrow does come, what you do today will influence it!
But anything can push you off that cliff.
So start living. — Melanie Kay Taylor

Today we are in a war against war - music is our power. — Michael Franti

It's sad but true that if you focus your attention on housework and meal preparation and diapers, raising children does start to look like drudgery pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you see yourself as nothing less than your child's nurturer, role model, teacher, spiritual guide, and mentor, your days take on a very different cast. — Joyce Maynard

I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path. — Gore Verbinski