Slave Ship Amistad Quotes & Sayings

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the same way twice. — Van Morrison

Why are hemorrhoids called hemorrhoids and asteroids called asteroids? Wouldn't it make more sense if it was the other way around? But if that was true, then a proctologist would be an astronaut. — Robert Schimmel

Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in - and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves. — Edward Kennedy

To evolve out of this position of psychological immaturity to the courage of self-responsibility and assurance requires a death and a resurrection. That's the basic motif of the universal hero's journey - leaving one condition and finding the source of life to bring you forth into a richer or mature condition. — Joseph Campbell

If a man has no vices, he's in great danger of making vices out of his virtues, and there's a spectacle. We've all seen them: men who were monsters of philanthropy and women who were dragons of purity ... No, no - nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring up modesly around it. — Thornton Wilder

After the temper subsides and one has a moment to calmly reflect, it isn't uncommon for declarations shouted in a fit of rage to strike one as untrue, and because they may have been hurtful to family, friends, lovers, husbands, or wives, one wishes them unsaid. — Frank Beddor

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs. — George Soros

If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell. — Carolyn Maloney

The First Battle of Fallujah was called off in part because of the intensity of non-U.S. media coverage of civilian casualties from outlets like Al Jazeera. — Phil Klay

He would live a small life, and instead of depressing him, the thought became comforting. For the first time, he no longer felt trapped. Instead, he felt safe. He — Brit Bennett

He looks sexy in a black army jacket - brass buttons and braids - over a white shirt.
I have to admit, he's got style. I can only hope it's not gay style. — Karen Kincy

Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment. — J. Donald Walters

My father, a closet astronomer, has tried to explain black holes to me, how they are so heavy they absorb everything, even light, right into their center. Moments like this are the same kind of vacuum; no matter what you cling to, you wind up being sucked in. — Jodi Picoult

I'm mellower now, I'm over 50. But I don't think I'm too mellow. I'm still angry at a lot of things. — Henry Rollins