Theirnative Quotes & Sayings

Ask yourself, "How are my thoughts, words and deeds affecting my friends, my spouse, my neighbour, my child, my employer, my subordinates, my fellow citizens?" — Epictetus

After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of availability of terrorism insurance. — Steve Israel

I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous. — Cate Blanchett

Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good re-election strategy for President Obama, but is a demoralizing message for America. — Chris Christie

When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now. — Adam Ant

For a really long time [before writing the novel], I was watching a lot of serial killer movies and I started to wonder if this was a trend and if other people were doing the same thing. That's what happens when you suddenly have a critical perspective on your own behavior. — Lucy Corin

It seems as if the more youthful and impressible streams can hardly resist the numerous invitations and temptations to leave theirnative beds and run down their neighbors' channels. — Henry David Thoreau

Don't go to men who are willing to kill themselves driving in circles looking for normality. — James Hunt

It's a terrible thing to hate your mother. But I didn't always hate her. When I was a child, I only kind of disliked her. — Laurence Harvey

He sat beside me pleasantly and played his sweet music to me, and in the end he foretold things that put drunkenness on my wits. — Lady Augusta Gregory