Tinseltown West Quotes & Sayings

Maybe the museum [of Arts and Design ]needs to follow the advice of its acronym and not be afraid to go a little M.A.D. — Jerry Saltz

Your grandfather's coffin is heavier than you expect. Your father's coffin is heavier than you can bear. — Todd Lowe

I don't believe in a God. I don't believe in any of that stuff to determine my life or my goals or my direction. I just depend on myself. — Sasha Grey

My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collections of facts. — Charles Darwin

Never say 'I can't.' 'I can't' is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say 'I will' instead. — Heather Vogel Frederick

Kids are more nimble than wise ... — Nancy Gibbs

Of course, Jastrow's comment is exaggerated at best; theologians hardly predicted the Big Bang. If our universe turns out to be closed, hence with an end, this does not mean apocalyptic visions of the end of the world were on target. And even if a beginning for the universe is a successful prediction of one version of theism, this is still not that impressive. After all, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. The Big Bang becomes strong support for God only with an argument showing that such a beginning requires a Creator. — Taner Edis

It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing. — Tom G. Palmer

Life of the soul is union with God, as life of the body is union with the soul. As the soul was separated from God and died in consequence of the violation of the commandment, so by obedience to the commandment it is again united to God and is quickened. This is why the Lord says in the Gospels, 'The words I speak to you are spirit and life' (Jn. 6:63). — Gregory Palamas

Your health is what you make of it. Everything you do and think either adds to the vitality, energy and spirit you possess or takes away from it. — Ann Wigmore

Or, because we are not yet able to predict which of our children will become violent as adults, and may never be, that $3 million could have been used to provide seven struggling young people, including Isaiah, with once-a-week counseling over the same period. This is a core idea behind the so-called social safety net. Catch those in need, not knowing which of them, without help, will become much more destructive in the future and much more expensive to the rest of society. — Eli Sanders