The Fish Elizabeth Bishop Quotes & Sayings

Your mother says she will be brave and keep a stiff upper lip," said Father. "Americans are heartless. I will cry into my pillow every night. — Cassandra Clare

Invest in basic research and recruit the best minds. — Ahmed H. Zewail

I remember I went through a period where I didn't embrace my 'chocolatiness.' I don't know if that's a word, but I didn't embrace my chocolate lifestyle. Just being a chocolate, lovely brown skin girl and being proud of that. — Kelly Rowland

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did. — Leonardo DiCaprio

Now I just want to sit down and have someone perform my five favorite songs while I eat a light dinner and receive a simultaneous pedicure. — Amy Poehler

The way we allow children to be advertised to is shocking. Eating is a learned behavior, and we've made these kids sitting ducks for all the bad messages about industrialized food. The fact that we allow that to go on is horrifying. — Ruth Reichl

It is ironic to watch the churches, including large sections of my own religion, surrendering to the spirit of modernity at the very moment when modernity itself is undergoing a kind of spiritual collapse ... — Irving Kristol

A true prophet would rather be believed false by many but actually true than believed true by many but actually false. — Criss Jami

Faith is throwing yourself into the arms of the unknown and trusting that you will be safe in the hands of that monster — Bangambiki Habyarimana

You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich. — G.K. Chesterton