Quotes & Sayings About Staying Above The Fray

The wilderness is a seed of words. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In all we do, and hear, and see,
Is restless Toil and Vanity.
While yet the rolling earth abides,
Men come and go like ocean tides — Anne Bronte

Once people feel comfortable with something, they say, 'Let's try it.' — Jerry Della Femina

Our military doesn't defend our American people. Our military is the strong-arm muscle of corporations. — Jesse Ventura

want to ask you a question." He nodded. "Take me to the dance next weekend." He tilted his head to the side and frowned. "Lilly, that was not in the form of a question. A question is a request that ends with a question mark. What you just said was a statement. — Amber L. Johnson

For as long as I can remember, I've been passionate about music. I can't recall a time when I didn't have music playing in my head. — Geoff Zanelli

In John 6 we read that when great multitudes went after Him, He told them three times that unless they were willing to pay the price, they could not be His followers. — Billy Graham

I believe in process. I believe in four seasons. I believe that winter's tough, but spring's coming. I believe that there's a growing season. And I think that you realize that in life, you grow. You get better. — Steve Southerland

Nina, people love to give up authority to men in nice clothes. — Leigh Bardugo

I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam, — Charles Babbage

That is what life meant, a unique presence, and it was essential in every creature. — David Malouf

The amount of sympathy you get from having an illness is paid out like a Ponzi scheme and psychiatric disorders are all the way at the bottom. — Nenia Campbell

I'm not the kind of person who would want to go into a studio and manage other people and listen to the phone ringing. That's alien to me. — Rachel Kushner

The more you just try to get it your way, the less you feel at home. — Pema Chodron