Swarthout Fire Quotes & Sayings

In societies like the American and West European where the dynamics of energy come from freedom and where the climate and the whole ethos are those of freedom, censorship is bound to be at worst, stupid; at best, futile; and always, to some degree, inconsonant with the character of the society as a whole. — Max Lerner

The world's big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings. — Laozi

Sometimes in life, we need to be pushed to conquer our fears, challenge our nightmares, realized our dreams and achieved our goals, in order to be the best we can be. - CG Murphy — Courtney Murphy

The first time I ever got up on a stage, I did a comedy poem. I don't know how I got there in the first place because I was very, very shy. — Lesley Nicol

Don't blame yourself for other people's choices, including their choice of unhappiness. — Doreen Virtue

I practiced law for five years and that gives you insight into a certain mind-set that maybe a lot of writers haven't had firsthand access to. There's an almost casual cruelty, a very low level of overall awareness, but sometimes there's also knowledge that real damage is being done - this attitude of "Oh, what the hell," this kind of moral cognitive dissonance. These are people who have never missed a meal. It's an unknowingness, an unawareness ... Many people were operating from a very narrow range of experience, and yet they had complete faith in it. Their way was the correct way, the only way. They had virtually no awareness of any other way of life except in terms of demonizing things ... It's an extremely blindered experience of the world. — Ben Fountain

The best way to dream is with your eyes open and feet moving — Tony Gaskins

You can reverse your biological age by changing your perceptions. — Deepak Chopra

There is a reason we used to build Cathedrals that drew the eye upwards. — Michael Gungor

Some people in the west have responded to the terrorist attacks by trying to look for everything that is positive in Islam. I think that was a strong response after 9/11, was to try to reach out as positively as possible. — Mark Durie

I'm more boring and more conservative. — John Malkovich

Paradise is for those who make Paradise. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Lovey dovey or fucky wucky — Karina Halle