September Celebrants Quotes & Sayings

We derive our vitality from our store of madness. — Emile M. Cioran

Soul travel can be a general expansion of awareness and knowingness or conscious experience of the heavenly worlds. — Bob Hayes

The Americans won't win. They're not fighting for their homeland. They just want to be good. In order to be good, they just have to fight awhile and then leave. — Denis Johnson

When there are no clouds in the sky, under the beautiful sunshine, remember the rain and repair your umbrella! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I put a lot of pressure on myself and I think I am quite ... well, intense about driving other people. — Matthew Fox

The question is not, Does or doesn't public schooling create a public? The question is, What kind of public does it create? A conglomerate of self-indulgent consumers? Angry, soulless, directionless masses? Indifferent, confused citizens? Or a public imbued with confidence, a sense of purpose, a respect for learning, and tolerance? The answer to this question has nothing whatever to do with computers, with testing, with teacher accountability, with class size, and with the other details of managing schools. The right answer depends on two things and two things alone: the existence of shared narratives and the capacity of such narratives to provide an inspired reason for schooling. — Neil Postman

Life takes hold of us with strong hands and makes us greater than we thought. — Dorothy Canfield Fisher

I've done a little bit of everything now, but I would like to do a Western because I've never done that. — Max Thieriot

It's a curse to see all that might happen but never know what will. — Neal Shusterman

People can go on telling themselves things like "Think before you speak!" or "You don't believe that yourself" or "Forget it!" But they can also say, "Oh, what lovely flowers!" or "Are you a phone freak or something?" or "Suit yourself," or "This record makes me feel so happy!' Wonderful! Words are delightful little gifts we exchange like the Easter eggs we paint and hide for others to find and enjoy. I'd forgotten that, but you reminded me of it. — Thomas Brussig

Large organizations cannot be versatile. A large organization is effective through its mass rather than through its agility. Fleas can jump many times their own height, but not an elephant. — Peter Drucker