Spurners Quotes & Sayings

I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot. — Bernie Mac

I love America, but I chose America. — Dinesh D'Souza

Romantic literature often presents the individual as somebody caught in a struggle against the state and the market. Nothing — Yuval Noah Harari

Their reputation of being the spurners of all useless worldly trivia, prejudices and almost everything else in the world except their own interests. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fear of failure is expressed in negative goal-setting, indecisiveness, and fear of adverse consequences — Sunday Adelaja

And what was it about the dark that made her question things she'd never questioned before, in the day. — Kristin Cashore

One of the great constants in life is change. — Heracleitus

Presidents, even when they get some things right, never cease to be punch lines, and it was telling that Nixon regarded his comic potential as a metric for comparing himself to his successors. — Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy

President Bush says we've turned the corner in Iraq. What is that, about 16 corners we've turned? I think they call that running in circles. — Will Durst

There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do. — Andrew Cuomo

I'm going to be a 'Chopped' champion. — Judy Gold

I didn't care about that because I'm not a diplomatic person to begin with. I just went along with things and did what I wanted to do because I knew they had to shoot their 12 pages a day. And when they realized that I didn't alter the text they really didn't mind what I did. — William Devane

You may have noticed there are three things an Irishman always puts his soul in: his religion, his sports, and his politics. If you ever find an Irishman who is wishy-washy on any one of those, you can make up your mind to it he is not the true article at all. — Mary Deasy

We humans are the only creatures on the planet capable of articulating worlds which are contrary, even in the most minor way, to reality. Every story, I think, begins there. With a dream. A fantasy. — L.M. Halloran

People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of 'diversity,' it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendship with those who have similar backgrounds, interests and values. It makes for more shared experiences, easier conversations, and more comfortable silences. Despite many exceptions, the urge is nearly universal. It's human nature. — Robert J. Samuelson

Truth does not really hurt, rather it is our resistance to its message that causes us pain. — Vernon Howard