Swiftsthoughts Quotes & Sayings

No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more - to be happy and successful - than much money. — Orison Swett Marden

I grew up believing in meritocracy and the American dream. My parents came here from India. They had no connections. My brother and I went to public schools, and both of us succeeded. — Leila Janah

When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Katherine screwed her nose up at the taste of the instant coffee.
Grace laughed. "Trust me. You love this stuff. You can't start your day without it."
"Well that is just depressing," Katherine murmured, chasing a pea around her plate with a plastic fork. — Patti Roberts

I know some 'thugs,' and they know I'm the furthest thing from a thug. I've fought that my whole life, just coming from where I'm coming from. — Richard Sherman

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly. — Aldus Manutius

The secret is that only that which can destroy itself is truly alive. — C. G. Jung

So," Tristan said with an odd grin. "This is my home."
Seth looked at Armara, who blinked at him. "It's ... big," Seth said slowly.
Armara laughed quietly and bumped her should against his arm. "It is that." ...
Tristan snorted and shook his head. "I'd make a joke along the lines of, 'well if you think this is big,'" ...
Nothing like a dick joke to bring people together. — Carrie Ann Ryan

What a people talk about means something. What they don't talk about means something. — William, Saroyan

Du Bois marked a great stage in the history of Negro struggles when he said that Negroes could no longer accept the subordination which Booker T. Washington had preached. — C.L.R. James

Here was this really nice guy who happened to be uber-shy ... and with just a little encouragement, he was suddenly smiling and joking and having fun. Really, what had taken them so long? — Melody Carlson