Staying Positive In Jail Quotes & Sayings

Badness can be got easily and in shoals; the road to her is smooth, and she lives very near us. But between us and Goodness the gods have placed the sweat of our brows; — Hesiod

The Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn from man how man may become God. — Clement Of Alexandria

There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him. — Chinua Achebe

Before you can write a check, you must first make out a deposit slip; before you can draw money out of a bank, you must put money into a bank; before you are entitled to a living, you must give the world a life; if you want to make a first-class living, learn to give the world a first-class life. — William J.H. Boetcker

I, um, I have this problem. I broke up with my boyfriend, you see. And I'm pretty upset about it, so I wanted to talk to my best friend. [ ... ] The thing is, they're both you. — Jodi Picoult

I say to you that our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Death has such great importance in this society that it affects everything. I learned from my guru that death is not the enemy, I see it as another moment. Yet it's the end of an incarnation and means going on to other incarnations. — Ram Dass

Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying. — James Caan

I cried for it. That's how I see life too. I was so interested in the opera that for a while I forgot the circumstances of my crazy life and got lost in the great mournful sounds of Beethoven and the rich Rembrandt tones of his story. — Jack Kerouac

Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization. — Immanuel Wallerstein