Skins Effy Freddie Quotes & Sayings

The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. — Augustus Hare

The sad truth is that many of us are addicted to our phones because we crave immediate approval and affirmation. The fear we feel in our hearts when we are engaged online is the impulse that drives our "highly selective self-representations." We want to be loved and accepted by others, so we wash away our scars and defects. When we put this scrubbed-down representation of ourselves online, we tabulate the human approval in a commodity index of likes and shares. We post an image, then watch the immediate response. We refresh. We watch the stats climb-or stall. We gauge the immediate responses from friends, family members, and strangers. Did what we posted gain the immediate approval of others? We know within minutes. Even the promise of religious approval and the affirmations of other Christians is a gravitational pull that draws us toward our phones. — Tony Reinke

Never regret your past. You have to move on and learn from it. — Taylor Swift

Shoes made of glass? That wouldn't be very safe,' the man said. 'They're actually midnight crystal. Much tougher than glass and, thanks to a clear polymer lining that adapts to the shape of your foot, a lot softer too. Glass shoes would just be silly. — Justin Richards

Bruce Springsteen's world is where everybody did these terrible jobs, if they had jobs at all, and he wanted something better. — Bobbie Ann Mason

When I see flowers dancing with joy, my heart starts to dance with love. — Debasish Mridha

What do you dream?
To live with and alongside ... rather than without and alone. — Charles Martin

I wondered: what happens when a hundred thousand people memorize the same poem? Does anything change? — Madeleine Thien

I will run against anybody. — Usain Bolt