Santa Barbarian Candidate Quotes & Sayings

He bade the slave ships speed from coast to coast, Fanned by the wings of the Holy Ghost. — Robert G. Ingersoll

The grass was buzzing in the moonlight where my shadow walked on the grass. — William Faulkner

The arrogance of poets is only a defense; doubt gnaws the greatest among them; they need our testimony to escape despair. — Francois Mauriac

Certainly on this planet it is not apparent that there are beings more intelligent than humans, although a case can be made for dolphins and whales, and in fact if humans succeed in destroying themselves with nuclear weapons, a case can be made that ALL other animals are smarter than humans. — Carl Sagan

She was as different from her dazzling sister as night was to day. Ballard found it difficult to look at the younger girl for more than a moment at a time. Beauty such as hers blinded him, like looking directly at the sun. Louvaen though--he could happily drown in the dark Louvaen. — Grace Draven

A writer with her work needs to be like a dog with a bone all the time. She needs to know where she's hidden it. Where she's stored the good stuff. She needs to keep gnawing at it, even after all the meat seems to be gone. When a student of mine says (okay, whines) that she's impatient, or tired, or the worst: isn't it good enough? this may be harsh, but she loses just a little bit of my respect. Because there is no room for impatience, or exhaustion, or self-satisfaction, or laziness. All of these really mean, simply, that the inner censor has won the day. — Dani Shapiro

Put in the work. Reap the rewards — Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Why dost thou not retire like a guest sated with the banquet of life, and with calm mind embrace, thou fool, a rest that knows no care? — Lucretius

Moments of compassion are the most holy moments of life. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

You cannot be doomed, after all, as long as you can still see the faint outline of hope on the opposite shore. — Jodi Picoult

The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. — Russell Baker

You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something. — Banksy

You can't help who you love, can you? — Jandy Nelson

You are green, it is true; but they are green also. You are all green alike. — Abraham Lincoln

Few of us go through life without taking part in some kind of rite of passage. — Hank Nuwer