Ss Martha Quotes & Sayings

If we, who live outside asylums, act as if we lived in a fictitious world- that is to say, if we are consistent with our beliefs- we cannot adjust ourselves to actual conditions, and so fall into many avoidable semantic difficulties. But the so-called normal person practically never abides by his beliefs, and when his beliefs are building for him a fictitious world, he saves his neck by not abiding by them. A so-called "insane" person acts upon his beliefs, and so cannot adjust himself to a world which is quite different from his fancy. — Alfred Korzybski

Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as it appears to be. Through obedience, we acquire much greater strength to carry it. — James E. Faust

You cannot break me. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We cannot conduct reforms that affect the people adversely. If therapy drags out for decades and no gleam of light is seen, it is certainly not in the interests of the country, not in the interests of the people. — Yevgeny Primakov

Death is a softer thing by far than tyranny. — Aeschylus

Film is much more of a brand business, whereas on Broadway, you can do complete unknowns and have hits. — Kevin McCollum

I have returned and I am here to take back what's mine. — Marissa Meyer

In your opinion, where do private and political life, personal history and History meet? You know the answer, Maya. You say it unhesitatingly - in art and literature. — Abdourahman A. Waberi

My whole life I have been in a hurry, like running fast after a goal, and now I realize it's nice to sometimes slow down a little bit and enjoy the ride. — Luis Gerardo Mendez

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy. — Jeff Greenfield

What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is? — Eckhart Tolle

The Government's supposed to be there for people when nobody else is, right? But it never works like that. — Brian K. Vaughan

If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to a chair and put Mariah Carey's records on. — Cameron Diaz

My brother had boxes of comic books. He was really the collector. — Michael Shanks