Tags 1959 Quotes & Sayings

You have a destination that doesn't include acting like this moment isn't inhabitable, hasn't happened before, and the before isn't part of the now as the night darkens and the time shortens between where we are now and where we are going. — Claudia Rankine

Deep within every modern American female, whether she will admit it or not, lingers the image of an ideal man. It isn't necessarily photo quality, it rarely involves specific physical characteristics. No, this image is more like the promise of a feeling, a swept-off-your-feet, powerless-to-control-it, how-awesome-is-this-guy sentiment that she hopes someone special will someday inspire. Left to its own devices, the brain will keep this feeling dormant until truly warranted by a real-life flesh-and-blood person. — Libby Street

C++ is the only current language making COBOL look good — Bertrand Meyer

If you have to get on your knees and bow when a white person goes past do it willingly. — Mamie Till

Your reciept is your library card.
On what killed the brick and mortar bookstores. — Michael P. Naughton