Unsettling Threats Quotes & Sayings

The more I think about myself, the more I'm persuaded that, as a person, I really don't exist. That is one of the reasons why I can't believe in any orthodox religion: I cannot believe in my own soul. No, I am a chemical compound, conditioned by environment and education. My "character" is simply a repertoire of acquired tricks, my conversation a repertoire of adaptations and echoes, my "feelings" are dictated by purely physical, external stimuli. — Christopher Isherwood

That's about as effective as a windshield wiper on a goat's ass. — Denise Tompkins

That was my way of putting it-not very satisfactory: A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion, Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle With words and meanings. — T. S. Eliot

It also strikes me that male-to-male bonding can create a gender role conflict, as it challenges the myth of full independence. Heroism is an exception. In fact, heroism has a long tradition as part of manhood. Bonds formed through natural disaster or war are exceptions to the typical "self-reliance" rules. These are op-portunities for men to experience a type of connection with each other that is ordinarily prohibited by the "rules" of manhood. — Mary Crocker Cook

But I do know that everything happens for a purpose. These things, they make us stronger, emotionally. And when we have a God to run to that loves us, it helps spiritually. The bible says that Jesus is our comforter and our helper. The memories of our past will always be there, but with Jesus on our side, your past won't hold you down. And right now, your past is keeping you down. — Vickie Valladares

The way you ask a question chooses its answer. — Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it. — Dalai Lama

I've never worn plus size brands, and I never had to because I found what worked for my body type. So my advice is to find what works for you. — Hayley Hasselhoff

There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than through the corruption of language — George Orwell

I wrote my way out. — Jeanette Winterson