Tired Of Being Used And Manipulated Quotes & Sayings

As an actor, your main goal is to tell the truth. — Johnathon Schaech

When you live in Mexico, your houses all have names. — Jesse Ventura

What makes people so impatient is what I can't figure; all the guy had to do was wait. — Ken Kesey

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well. — Phil Klay

Wrath dragged Beth into his arms and hugged her hard, talking in that other language again. When he pulled back, he ended the monologue with something like leelan.
Beth: Is that vampire talk for bitch? — J.R. Ward

The economics of industrialized countries would collapse if women didn't do the work they do for free: According to economist Marilyn Waring, throughout the West it generates between 25 and 40 percent of the gross national product. — Naomi Wolf

The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex. — Sol LeWitt

Impatience can be very good by helping us not put up with tyranny, but it can distort our view of what is possible and how to bring about change. We have to cultivate patience so that our perception isn't distorted. — Paul Ekman

I have had this desire my whole life to prove people wrong, to show them I could do things they didn't think I could do. — David Paterson

Do the right thing even if it means dying like a dog when no one's there to see you do it. — James Stockdale

Even President Reagan couldn't understand him. During an early briefing Casey delivered to the national security cabinet, Reagan slipped Vice President Bush a note: "Did you understand a word he said?" Reagan later told William F. Buckley, "My problem with Bill was that I didn't understand him at meetings. Now, you can ask a person to repeat himself once. You can ask him twice. But you can't ask him a third time. You start to sound rude. So I'd just nod my head, but I didn't know what he was actually saying."
Such was the dialogue for six years between the president and his intelligence chief in a nuclear-armed nation running secret wars on four continents. — Steve Coll

You can tell Allah that when he judges you. Explain how you helped them build their obscene wealth. Explain how you helped them dole out scraps to the general population in order to keep it in check. Explain how you looked the other way while your employers raped the holy land for their own benefit and enjoyment. And why did you look the other way? So you could keep your modest civil servant post. Take the money," Siraj insisted as he pushed it across the table. "You've done more to earn it than I have. — Christian F. Burton

Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment. — Ken Keyes Jr.

Sooner or later, even the sharpest pain became flattened. — Anne Tyler

That was a very short conversation in which Tony had managed to lie to me, threaten me, and flirt with me. That took a lot of skill. My guess was they'd be promoting him soon. — Marshall Thornton