Suprina Turner Quotes & Sayings

People told me to give up trying to be special and settle down to a regular life. There ain't nothing wrong with a regular life, and that's the Lord's truth ... But it wasn't for me, because I wanted to be something special ... I knew how easy it was for a dream to die. I seen that all around me. You could let it die by just looking the other way - you know, some of those Asian people say they don't kill nothing, but they'll take a fish out of water and lay it on the ground and then say it just died on its own - you can do that with a dream, too. And sometimes you can get so frustrated, you feel so bad about your dream, that you go on and kill it yourself. When you do that, you're killing a piece of yourself, too.
- Mr. Cephus — Walter Dean Myers

Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts ... Roughly half of all Americans are dependent on the government, either for handouts, pensions, or paychecks. — James Bovard

Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it's full course. — George Soros

The 'public' has no history, has no future, lives in a golden moment created by credit, which binds them ineluctably to a fascist system that is never criticized. This is the ultimate consequence of having broken off this symbiotic relationship with the vegetable, feminine, maternal matrix of the planet. — Terence McKenna

Dreams become reality through faith and perseverance. — K.D. Hanes

In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance. — Wim Wenders

Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the seeds for its own revision? If Simpson had reached final truth, he either would have been a priest or would have chosen a dull profession. The history of life cannot be a dull profession. — Stephen Jay Gould

This was the year he rode the subway to the ends of the city, two hundred miles of track. — Don DeLillo

Maybe once he wished I was his daughter, because it was plain that my news was hard for him to hear. — Ann Patchett

All the gods, all the heavens, all the worlds, are within us. — Joseph Campbell

[Prince] could very well be the Duke Ellington of Rock 'n' Roll. — Miles Davis

When we succeed in surviving strong emotions, we experience a more solid peace of mind. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Because after my marriage fell apart I felt like an empty parking space, and James just pulled into it. — Terry McMillan

Nefertiti!" I shouted. "Meritaten!" How could they both be gone? Where could they be? I rounded the corner to the window of Appearences, then opened the door.
The blood had already spread across the tiles.
"Nefertiti!" I screamed, and my voice echoed through the palace. — Michelle Moran