The New World Pocahontas Quotes & Sayings

Trying to extricate from the long day the grain of pleasure — Graham Greene

A car hit a Jewish man. The paramedic says, "Are you comfortable?" The man says, "I make a good living." — Henny Youngman

[Pascal] was the first and perhaps is still the most effective voice to be raised in warning of the consequences of the enthronement of the human ego in contradistinction to the cross, symbolizing the ego's immolation. How beautiful it all seemed at the time of the Enlightenment, that man triumphant would bring to pass that earthly paradise whose groves of academe would ensure the realization forever of peace, plenty, and beatitude in practice. But what a nightmare of wars, famines, and folly was to result therefrom. — Malcolm Muggeridge

I believe in pride of race and lineage and self: in pride of self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves. — W.E.B. Du Bois

The horror movie will not go away. Look at the change in the Hollywood landscape as a signifier of its durability. At one point it was just one of many styles of films called 'product' that between, say, 1930 and 1970, the movie city ground out like sausages or hula hoops at a rate of four or five a week. — Stephen Hunter

She began to realize some decisions cannot be undone no matter how hard you try. — Travis Luedke

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at. — Geddy Lee

You are always ready for the truth, no matter how hard it is, what you are never ready for lies — Valgame

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since. — Marilyn Vos Savant

It serves no purpose to man if there is no room for repentance, and he who is tormented can never grow better ... let this punishment be severe, let it be bitter, nay let it be lasting, but let it at length have an end ... — Thomas Burnet

I am always behind the shopper at the grocery store who has stitched her coupons in the lining of her coat and wants to talk about a 'strong' chicken she bought two weeks ago. The register tape also runs out just before her sub-total. In the public restroom, I always stand behind the teen-ager who is changing into her band uniform for a parade and doesn't emerge until she has combed the tassels on her boots, shaved her legs, and recovered her contact lens from the commode. — Erma Bombeck