Scackes Quotes & Sayings

I don't think I'm abnormal and I think that lets people down. — Joanna Newsom

Writing on a computer makes saving what's been written too easy. Pretentious lead sentences are kept, not tossed. Instead of sitting surrounded by crumpled paper, the computerized writer has his mistakes neatly stored in digital memory. — P. J. O'Rourke

Fragrance should never be worn like a thick scented choker, where the scent emanates from the neck in strong blasts like a foghorn! Rather, it should sparkle like twinkling stars, where small bursts disperse here and there, they elude us, pique our curiosity and make us want more. — Marian Bendeth

If you're honest with yourself, that's the first step in maturing and becoming a better person. If you suppress your shortcomings and fears, they will follow you until the day you die. It was difficult, but I finally admitted to myself that I made mistakes. — Keith Millard

When mind is quiet, all is Self. When mind moves the world arises. So be Still, throw away everything and be Free. — H.W.L. Poonja

In all social classes except the most privileged, abnegation and hard work are considered the supreme female virtues; a spirit of sacrifice is a question of honor: the more one suffers for family, the prouder one feels. Women are used to thinking of their mate as a foolish child whose every serious fault, from drunkenness to domestic violence, they forgive . . . because he's a man. — Isabel Allende

God is whoever raised Jesus from the dead, having before raised Israel from Egypt. There is no God but this God. — Stanley Hauerwas

To be honest I don't really know because I really didn't care when I was writing about mixing up reality with what was not reality. — Sophie Marceau

We have flooded ourselves with the media in all its many forms. Our minds are now open to signals. We have become aerials. — Jeff Noon

I have no evidence that libertarianism leads to a better life. I just think it is morally right. — Penn Jillette